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Pink Insect Turns Green! Nature's Ultimate Color-Changing Trick

Sunday 3 May 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Pink Insect Turns Green! Nature's Ultimate Color-Changing Trick

Photo: Ben Kupke / Unsplash

Scientists just discovered something incredible: a katydid (a cricket-like insect) in the rainforest can change its color from bright pink to green in just 11 days! The insect does this to match the leaves it lives on, which start out pink when they're new and turn green as they grow. Nature just showed us one of its coolest survival superpowers!
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