Walking leaf

The Walking Leaf (plural. walking leafs/walking leaves) is a rare to uncommon insect that was introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. They are found from July to September, from 8am to 5pm and can be found in all weather (rain and sun) but are more common in rain, perhaps because there are less insects that linger in this weather. They camouflage themselves as furniture leaves (though appear a lighter shade of green) on the ground, but when approached they will flip over and reveal themselves. They are a counterpart to the Walkingstick, and sell for the same price.

In City Folk
Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers will say:

"As you can see, walking leafs are extremely proficient at mimicking the appearance of leaves. What torments me is this: they also EAT leaves... Do they look at one another and think, "mmmmmmmm"?"

After donation, the walking leaf can be found on the middle-terrace of the insect exhibit, in the central enclosure near the eastern-most tree stump, sharing its enclosure with the Grasshopper.

Encyclopedia Information
Players can access information about fish and insects in the menu.

Further Information
Walking leafs are considered to show the best leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom, so well that some even show signs of fake bite marks, to further confuse predators. When they walk, they sway to mimic a leaf being rocked by the wind. They can be found in South/Southeast Asia to Australia.

A 47 million year old fossil of another member of Phyliidae (often mis-spelt Phylidae, which only has one 'i') family, shows that little has changed within the Phyliidae family, with this fossil showing traits found in the modern day walking leafs.