The twig grasshopper, a camouflage hunter, is endangered.

Udon Thani, Have you ever seen a grasshopper on a branch? It's so good at camouflaging, you can hardly see it. Many people say they don't know. This insect is very good at camouflaging. But people passing through the area of ??Ban Phon Sung, Ban Dung District, Udon Thani Province I happened to walk past this tree. Saw a strange-looking insect, resembling a branch, moving on the top of the tree, rocking back and forth. Uncle Nat is 68 years old and his house is in that area. Told you that this insect, most of the villagers call it Pong Pong Peng, can be eaten too, grilled and eaten. Uncle Nat used to eat it when he was young. And when I was a child raising buffaloes I often saw them. They had 4 legs but were long like dry branches. Adults are as large and long as they appear. Some were nearly a ruler long. But the female is larger than the male. I admit that nowadays I rarely see it. It can almost be said to be close to extinction. Searching for information on the internet found that The northeastern regio n is called This type of insect is called the "Phi Ham Bug" found mostly in the tropics. Physical characteristics of the ghost spider Or the branch grasshopper has a long body, similar in color to a dry branch, a small head, 6 legs, the front legs extending longer than the head. It looks like a dry grass blade or dry branch and is used to lure prey. This insect uses camouflage on dry branches. Color change depends on temperature and light intensity. Source: Thai News Agency

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