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Bullet Egg This is how the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis carries her egg.<br /> The eggs is referred to as &#039;bullet shape&#039; which she will drill into the substrate.<br /> <br /> Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44780/stick_insect_phasmid_-_diesbachia_hellotis.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/44780_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=24akX%2BjlePiPURChGKtMm%2Fnlp0U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis This is the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis.<br /> She has big spines on her thorax and short false wings. Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Diesbachia hellotis,Egg,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Bullet Egg

This is how the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis carries her egg.
The eggs is referred to as 'bullet shape' which she will drill into the substrate.

Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis This is the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis.<br /> She has big spines on her thorax and short false wings. Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

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The Diesbachia hellotis

Diesbachia hellotis is a Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.
The males of this genus has full wings whereas the females have much smaller false wings.
Both males and females have spiny thorax.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 9, 2016. Captured Jul 7, 2015 02:34 in Jalan Ke Puncak Serapi, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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