Plate 11- 5. This large wolf spider (family Lycosidae) is pretty
cryptic as it searches for prey on the forest floor. Photo by
John Kricher.
Plate 11- 6. The white spot reveals the wingtip of a helicopter
damselfly (family Pseudostigmatidae) at rest on a vertical stick,
very easy to overlook. The white wing spots are prominent
when the insect is in its helicopter- like flight. Photo by John
Kricher.Plate 11- 7. Stick insects (family Phasmatidae) are common in
Neotropical forests. So are sticks— that’s the idea. Photo by
Dennis Paulson.
Plate 11- 8. Even large stick insects can be challenging to spot
among the many real sticks to be encountered in a tropical
forest. Photo by Dennis Paulson.Plate 11- 9. Many insects in the order Orthoptera are
impressively cryptic. This is a leaf katydid (Stilpnochlora
azteca). Photo by Dennis Paulson.
Plate 11- 10. Meet Orophus conspersus, another katydid. Note
that its wings resemble leaves with insect damage. Photo by
Dennis Paulson.182 chapter 11 evolutionary arms races: more coevolution, more complexity