Sepal is the first Morphoid I discovered. Despite his effective camouflage, I had noticed him scurry under a bush during one of my daily walks through Fish Creek Park here in Calgary. I wasn’t sure what it was at first…. I had never seen anything like it.
It seemed to resemble a botanical form I’ve studied- the part connects the stem of a plant to it’s flower, the sepal, and so I was calling this Morphoid Sepal, before I had even an inkling of what a Morphoid was.
My name is Jennifer Akkermans, and I am the Founder and Chief Researcher of the IMR. I also have a personal blog and website at
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