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Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Gavin Svenson led research that revised the horned praying mantis group and traced the evolution of its distinctive camouflage features. Svenson and his colleagues identified a new genus and new tribe of praying mantis and discovered that disruptive camouflage evolved twice within the group.
The second, more recent occasion occurred after the re-evolution of a special leg lobe that disguises the body profile to help the insect hide from predators. This male Vates is a member of the group that evolved camouflage features including a head horn and leg lobes that help disguise it from predators.Image credit: Gavin Svenson
