Alex Hyde / Dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) hanging upside down from twig, photographed against a white background, orginating from South East Asia. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) subadult in threat display, photographed against a white background, orginating from South East Asia. Captive.

Nick Garbutt / Giant Deaf-Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys desiccata) camouflaged against leaves. Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Chien Lee / Brown Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys truncata) male camouflaged on leaf, Bukit Sarang Conservation Area, Bintulu, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Malaysian Dead-leaf Mantis (Deroplatys desiccata) female, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Praying mantis (Mantodea) camouflaged as fallen dead leaf amongst leaf litter. Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Acanthops sp) mimicking leaf, Brownsberg Reserve, Surinam

Mark Moffett / Brown Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys truncata) camouflaged against leaf litter, Malaysia

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Brown Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys truncata) camouflaged against leaves on forest floor, Asia

Chien Lee / Brown Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys truncata) male camouflaged on leaf, Bukit Sarang Conservation Area, Bintulu, Borneo, Malaysia