A surprise amongst the leaves.

[basin79]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/spiders-leaves-china-camouflage/

 

[chanda]

Interesting! It reminds me of the "scorpion-tailed" spiders in the genus Arachnura, which are also believed to be mimics of dead leaves or twigs, such as this: http://naught101.deviantart.com/art/Arachnura-Higginsi-159966412 or this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/methosphang/18808251104/ or these: http://biodiversitycapiz.blogspot.com/2013/01/drag-tail-spider.html

It wouldn't surprise me if these new Chinese spiders turned out to be related.

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[Chris WT]

Everyday i'm thankful that i'm a human being and my species has not had to evolve any crazy appendages or skills to survive. Life is diverse and completely fascinating but even on my worst day I realize trillions of organisms are fighting to survive daily. This reminds me to be humble and strong.

 

[Ratmosphere]

That's so awesome!

 

[Crone Returns]

A wonderful weird spider! Camouflage to the nth degree. Thanks.