The mantle is the layer below the crust. It makes up almost two thirds of the earth's mass and is about 2900 km thick. The mantel is divided into two regions, the upper and lower sections.Directly below the upper section is the asthenosphere.he thin, outermost layer of the earth is called the crust. It makes up only one percent of the earth's mass. The continental crust is thicker than the oceanic crust. It can range from 25 km thick at the edges to 70 km thick near the center.
The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom.They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia.hey do this so accurately that predators often are not able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insect's body even has the appearance of bite marks. To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks, it rocks back and forth, to mimic a real leaf being blown by the wind.
The foraging Leaf Cutter worker ant is reddish or rust-colored. They range from 1/12 to 1/2 inch in length. The winged reproductives of the Leaf Cutter Ants can be 1-1/4 inch longer. The Leaf Cutter Ant has a spiny body and long legs. Leaf Cutter Behavior. Leaf-cutter ants damage vegetation because they remove foliage in order to carry it back to their nests. They have been known to remove all the needles or leaves from a tree in one night. The leaves or needles are not eaten for food but used in another manner.