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Walking Stick  Heteropteryx dilatata,Malayan jungle nymph Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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''Heteropteryx dilatata'', also known as jungle nymph, ''Malaysian stick insect'', Malayan jungle nymph, or Malayan wood nymph, is a large member of the Phasmatodea. It originates in Malaya and is nocturnal. This insect holds the world record for the largest egg laid by an insect. The eggs are about 1.3cm in length.

Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Dec 6, 2015.