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Children's stick insect Our nights are now down to about as low as they go in these parts (7C/44F) and clearly there are insects still out and about. I came upon this stick insect yesterday evening. This is a nymph, going by colour and size. <br />
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Male, 5 cm length from head to tip of abdomen. In this image, the two front legs are stretched out in front of the head. Australia,Children's stick insect,Fall,Geotagged,Phasmatidae,Phasmatodea,Phasmid,Tropidoderus childrenii,arthropod,autumn,fauna,insect,invertebrate,macro,new south wales

Children's stick insect

Our nights are now down to about as low as they go in these parts (7C/44F) and clearly there are insects still out and about. I came upon this stick insect yesterday evening. This is a nymph, going by colour and size.

Male, 5 cm length from head to tip of abdomen. In this image, the two front legs are stretched out in front of the head.

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Calbost Niel

Lion

Great find Ruth Posted 4 years ago

Wesley Goorachan

Lion

That's incredible, I would have thought it was an actual stick! Posted 4 years ago

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The Tropidoderus childrenii

"Tropidoderus childrenii", the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman

By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2021. Captured May 31, 2021 18:26 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.

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NIKON D850
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10/2500s
ISO250
105mm

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