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Old 04-05-05, 02:06 PM   #31
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Yeah, it's called akinesia. Most leaf chams do it, some more than others. They stiffent heir vertebral column and close their eyes and stay completely still, to camouflage themselves as a dead leaf.

My female b. decaryi always does it to me. Be careful when handling one as sometimes they will just drop, or roll off your hand by feigning death.
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