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Ghilianella puncticauda - full body, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Extremely thin and oddly-shaped. I was considering that it&#039;s perhaps an assassin bug mimicking a stick insect, but I don&#039;t think that theory holds much ground.<br />
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Update: my theory was not far off, it turns out to be a &quot;thread-legged bug&quot;, which is a distinct subfamily of assassin bugs that very much look like stick insects. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Ghilianella puncticauda,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park" /></a></figure><br />
Update: my theory was not far off, it turns out to be a &quot;thread-legged bug&quot;, which is a distinct subfamily of assassin bugs that very much look like stick insects. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Ghilianella puncticauda,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ghilianella puncticauda - full body, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Extremely thin and oddly-shaped. I was considering that it's perhaps an assassin bug mimicking a stick insect, but I don't think that theory holds much ground.

Ghilianella puncticauda, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Extremely thin and oddly-shaped. I was considering that it's perhaps an assassin bug mimicking a stick insect, but I don't think that theory holds much ground.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130827/stick_insect_sani_lodge_ecuador.html<br />
Update: my theory was not far off, it turns out to be a "thread-legged bug", which is a distinct subfamily of assassin bugs that very much look like stick insects. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Ghilianella puncticauda,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park

Update: my theory was not far off, it turns out to be a "thread-legged bug", which is a distinct subfamily of assassin bugs that very much look like stick insects.

    comments (4)

  1. Great that you got an ID! It's such an odd insect! Posted 3 years ago
    1. Absolutely, and thanks! Posted 3 years ago
  2. Very interesting species, great stuff Ferdy. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks so much, Flavio! Posted 3 years ago

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Ghilianella puncticauda is an assassin bug in the Ghilianella genus.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 4, 2022. Captured Nov 15, 2021 20:46 in 67C6X698+22.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm