You have 20/20 vision if you can see the cricket hiding among the leaves

A mind-boggling brainteaser that occurs in nature may require a particularly good pair of eyes to solve.

In the optical illusion, a cricket hides, surrounded by dried leaves.

Robert Oelman took the photo in the wild, which led to a baffling search for the cricket.

“This is a male T. bolivari that is much smaller than the female. Order Orthoptera and family Tettigoniidae,” Oelman said.

“The male has a radical wing design with the ‘eaten’ area (below) reaching the central vein of the wing.

“This fact limits its ability to fly, but also provides a fantastic imitation of a decomposing, dead leaf,” he added.

The creature was clearly hiding among the leaves.

Its color and wing shape made it appear to be part of the undergrowth.

The creature is among many other species of wildlife that have developed a clever way of disguise.

Varieties of what appear to be small walking leaves can be found all over the world.

The species is from the family of Typophyllum, which can exhibit a bright green hue as a fresh leaf.

According to A studyMany critters have developed such appearances as a result of ‘predation pressure’.

“In response to predation pressure, some insects have evolved spectacular plant-mimicking strategies (homomorphy), which involve important changes in their morphology.

“The fossil record of plant mimicry provides clues to the importance of predation pressure in the deep past.

“Surprisingly, the oldest confirmed records of insect leaf mimicry to date are Mesozoic,” the study reads.

According to the USGSthe Mesozoic Era was 252-66 million years ago – when dinosaurs walked the Earth.

If you’re still having trouble finding the prehistoric cricket, take a look at the center of the photo.

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