I found it!
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https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/202764777
Bark-mimicking grasshopper
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/185449909
Darwin Stick insect. For a 30 cm long insect it can be very hard to find.You usually start by looking for freshly chomped leaves
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Hooray! Thank you for posting the discreet solution!
That said, are there really people on the Forum (looking at you @broacher) who found it on a Smartphone screen?!?
I had to open the image in a new tab on my laptop, then use the arrow keys and s-l-o-w-l-y scroll. It still took a bit of effort (mouth open, peering through glasses style), but I found it that day so I felt triumphant. 
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137596267
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187822535
Got two of mine. I actually have many more of them, but the photos I chose to upload to iNat aren’t very camouflage-y. Even the moth in the second photo I have a more zoomed out photo showing it blending in with the leaf litter.
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I know exactly what you mean. If the CV cannot pick it up, I usually discard the photo in favor of one in which the organism pops more.
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Barge pole? If I had one of those I’d be adding more aquatics to my list.
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Killdeer nest in roadside gravel. The eggs aren’t hard to see here but from a distance of several or more feet they were nearly invisible.
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Two different observations of the Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria) on tree trunks in New Jersey:
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This gorgeous Tulip-Tree Beauty. I thought that’s cool this tulip tree has a butterfly shaped spot 
This Narrow-winged tree cricket
This leaf hopper hiding in plain sight.
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Once I guesstimated these distances, it was suddenly obvious, like, how did I not see it before?
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Practically invisible!
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The Common Wood Nymph butterfly is quite visible when its wings are open, and it blends in with dried summer grasses when closed. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131388200
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Easier to notice when you’re explicitly looking for insects in a tunnel and use flash to get the photo, but I thought this moth had some decent camouflage for its surroundings:
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These - what does that bird look like - okay … find the bright beak
are the skills I hone for Unknowns.
What are we looking at?
rocks with seaweed and molluscs, from a distance ??
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I see it! That’s amazing!
This was a thrilling observation, seen from a boat tour I went on specifically for this experience:
Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255875468
(Although, the one I saw from a footpath just before the boat tour was much more thrilling, to the point of spookiness… it wasn’t very camouflaged, but in case anyone is interested: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93196075)
These two I thought were beautifully different “grasshoppers” (I would say sandhopper / stonehopper). I only saw them because they landed in front of me, they were almost invisible without the zoomed in view.
Trimerotropis maritima (Seaside Grasshopper)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234667225
Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226334496
Thank you @ItsMeLucy for a fun topic!
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91157454
This Sphingonotus was well camouflaged. If anyone is familiar with these, I appreciate a species ID 
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