马来西亚巨人叶䗛是生活在马来西亚西部热带雨林中的一种巨型昆虫。此物种具有非凡的伪装能力。从名字就能知道，这种昆虫已演化出能和其栖息的树木叶子融为一体的外型。马来西亚巨人叶䗛雌虫长 12 厘米，外型宽大扁长，翅膀退化，无法飞行。雄虫长约 9 厘米，并且纤细许多，具有可飞行的长型翅膀。
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The giant Malaysian leaf insect is very docile and spends most of its time still and unreactive, which further improves its camouflage.
The giant Malaysian leaf insect lives in the Taman Negara rainforest which is 130million years old and one of the oldest rainforests in the world.
While moulting, the giant Malaysian leaf insect is very vulnerable and can easily die if the temperature or humidity of the environment are not ideal, or if they are touched while their bodies are still soft.
Females do not require males to reproduce and can breed asexually, but all the offspring will be female in this case.
The first male giant Malaysian leaf insect was not discovered until 1994, therefore comparatively little is known about the males of this species.