Study reveals protein that helps green bush crickets mimic green foliage

From a distance, a green bush cricket (Tettigonia cantans) can easily be mistaken for a plant appendage, and that’s exactly the point. Its leafy green hue allows it to blend seamlessly into its surroundings, camouflaging itself in meadows, marshes, and fields, the habitats it calls home. What makes the bush cricket green? It’s a question that has sparked a debate in the scientific community for over a hundred years.

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