Pink-to-green camouflage: rainforest katydid slowly changes color to blend with leaves
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A rare rainforest katydid, Arota festae, starts life bright pink and gradually shifts to green over about two weeks, likely as camouflage that tracks the leaves’ delayed greening in tropical forests, a survival strategy observed on Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
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