Leaf mimic bush cricket or 'katydid' (unknown species, family Tettigoniidae) in the middle of moulting its skin. Moulting from one sub-adult stage (instar) to another is known as ecdysis. Montane rainforest, Bosque de Paz Lodge, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica.

RMID:Image ID:2AADH8H
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4912 x 7360 px | 41.6 x 62.3 cm | 16.4 x 24.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 August 2016Photographer:
Nick Garbutt