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Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix), family Tettigoniidae, found in Colombia and southern Panama

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Now wasn’t that just his luck, to get stuck sharing a dorm room with a pixie. “It doesn’t seem better than that,” he murmured in response, chocolate eyes moving over the female’s form before coming to rest on her face. Fairies, in his opinion, were nearly as bad as angels, although usually less pompous they all had a faint, nearly sickly honey-like smell to them, to Mark at least, that he associated with the taste of their blood. Fairy blood had never done him any good. “Thank you,” he could attempt to get along with her he supposed, until their personalities clashed, or until he couldn’t stand he underlying sweetness of her scent that was. “Mark Tuan,” he introduced himself, holding out a hand for her to shake.

Minwoo knew this feeling, it was a long time ago since he sensed it however and it made him tense. 

It began that morning when he woke up, eyes opening and instead of the dark crimson that usually signaled he was not fully awake yet the orbs were a bright red. He had been uneasy all morning. While he kissed his fiance, while he stepped over their dog and while he made breakfast. A frown on his face as he chewed on the bread and shrugged off the questions of his lover. This was something he had to confront himself. 

The last time he met a fellow blood demon he had been dragged to an abandoned warehouse, abused and nearly killed by the mercenaries of his father-in-law. Jonghyun, the fiance, was very calm however so that couldn’t be it. Usually they were aware when there was something happening on the bad-daddy-front. So, Minwoo mused as he went his way, there was only one explanation. A fucking shitbag blood demon joined Insolitus. They were rare and Minwoo did not like them. 

While he had looked for someone to help him develop his powers years back the only blood demon he ever knew well had been his uncle twice-removed or whatever. The actual family-connection wasn’t really clear. Minwoo just knew the man had gone crazy and eventually dropped himself into a volcano. Classy way to go. 

it did not take the demon long to find the offensive party. Red eyes flashing and he felt the spirits within him buzz, reacting to his mood. His chapped lips pressed together as he watched the creature and waited for him to notice him as well. “Hey,” he said eventually as the other was close enough. “You new?” 

Lichen Katydid - Markia hystrix

Katydids comprise a diverse group of insects particularly well adapted to survival in rainforest because of their exceptional camouflage. Most katydids are well camouflaged with brown or leaflike green markings. 

The Lichen Katydid, Markia hystrix (Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae), however, has one of the most incredible camouflages of all. It resembles the pale greenish-white lichens on which it lives in rainforest treetops. Not only does the color match the lichens, but the body and legs have a bizarre assortment of spines and points that blend well with lichens, in fact, so well that this insect is extremely difficult for predator to find.

This astonishing insect is known to occur in Central America (Costa Rica, Panama), Colombia and Ecuador.

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Markus stopped in his tracks at the greeting, cocking his head and raising a neat eyebrow in the male’s direction. He was sure the other was trying to speak to him, he knew it, but the language was not one he was familiar with; he squinted, pressing a few steps closer, and pointed a finger in Shou’s direction. “Are you talking to me?” he asked in English, locking eyes with him and holding the gaze steady.