"Phasma" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... be borne in mind that the more wonderful examples, in which there is not only a general but a special resemblance as in the walking leaf, the mossy phasma, and the leaf-winged butterfly—represent those few instances in which the process of modification has been going on during an immense series of generations. They all occur in the tropics, where the conditions of existence are the most favourable, ...
— Little Masterpieces of Science: - The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer • Various |
