How might this insect's appearance help
keep it from getting eaten?

Camouflage will make it look like something that cant be eaten. For example a bug may look like a leaf or grass or even rocks.

a warm, wet climate will produce the highest rate of weathering. the warmer a climate is, the more types of vegetation it will have and the greater the rate of biological weathering (figure below). this happens because plants and bacteria grow and multiply faster in warmer temperatures.