r/BeAmazed • u/chinese_spongebob1 • 6h ago

Animal This spider looks like a leaf.

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u/Boccs 4h ago edited 3h ago

For those interested this appears to be (appropriately) called the leaf-mimicking spider. It's found in southern China in tropical forests and seems to have been discovered in 2016.

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u/Paindepiceaubeurre 1h ago

China. That’s far enough from my house. 👍