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Thorny Stick insect on leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador Yet another invididual part of a group of similar observations during this night tour. I&#039;m unsure if they&#039;re all part of the same genus/species. Others found:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126421/thorny_stick_insect_bellavista_ecuador.html" title="Thorny stick insect, Bellavista, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/126421_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=RKfOPuH0AV9w8jHbUnD4Yq7rUaI%3D" width="128" height="152" alt="Thorny stick insect, Bellavista, Ecuador Mid-sized stick insect with thorny appendages, found during a night tour in Bellavista Cloud Forest reserve. Possibly tribe Xerosomatini.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126422/thorny_stick_insect_-_side_view_bellavista_ecuador.html<br /> Possibly genus Parobrimus:<br /> https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/7317373126/in/album-72157632722361625/ Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126424/stick_insect_hanging_under_leaf_bellavista_ecuador.html" title="Stick insect hanging under leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/126424_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=p%2FeHvTL38z1IPgFTlUeowcWK5TY%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Stick insect hanging under leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador Stubby and thorny, possible same species as found two minutes earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126422/thorny_stick_insect_-_side_view_bellavista_ecuador.html Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126426/stick_insect_on_leaf_bellavista_ecuador.html" title="Stick insect on leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/126426_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=44aWqHSqwWXKnIiqGsb1acwYtzk%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Stick insect on leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador Third stick insect found in a row, all having similar thorny appendages. For the zoomers, note how this one is covered in mites and springtails. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Thorny Stick insect on leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador

Yet another invididual part of a group of similar observations during this night tour. I'm unsure if they're all part of the same genus/species. Others found:

Thorny stick insect, Bellavista, Ecuador Mid-sized stick insect with thorny appendages, found during a night tour in Bellavista Cloud Forest reserve. Possibly tribe Xerosomatini.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126422/thorny_stick_insect_-_side_view_bellavista_ecuador.html<br /> Possibly genus Parobrimus:<br /> https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/7317373126/in/album-72157632722361625/ Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World

Stick insect hanging under leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador Stubby and thorny, possible same species as found two minutes earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126422/thorny_stick_insect_-_side_view_bellavista_ecuador.html Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World

Stick insect on leaf, Bellavista, Ecuador Third stick insect found in a row, all having similar thorny appendages. For the zoomers, note how this one is covered in mites and springtails. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    When you zoom in, all the details, like the tiny leaf-like bits on the legs, are so incredible. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Indeed, like a real cloud forest twig: complicated. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 26, 2021. Captured Nov 6, 2021 20:43 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
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