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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Lonchodes mirabilis This is a female Phasmid, but not familiar of what genus/species.<br />
She has lost her 2 front legs although it may not be obvious to those not familiar with Phasmids.<br />
Phasmids are able to re-generate their lost legs, ONLY when they lost it at their early stages.  Phasmids goes through several stages of moulting, 6-7, usually with Female having one additional moult to the Males.  Each time  they moult, they may be able to regenerate a lost leg, but its not immediately a leg of full leg that is functional.  It may takes 2-3 moults before the lost legs are fully regenerated and even then, this new leg may not be as long as the original leg. Geotagged,Lonchodes mirabilis,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Lonchodes mirabilis

This is a female Phasmid, but not familiar of what genus/species.
She has lost her 2 front legs although it may not be obvious to those not familiar with Phasmids.
Phasmids are able to re-generate their lost legs, ONLY when they lost it at their early stages. Phasmids goes through several stages of moulting, 6-7, usually with Female having one additional moult to the Males. Each time they moult, they may be able to regenerate a lost leg, but its not immediately a leg of full leg that is functional. It may takes 2-3 moults before the lost legs are fully regenerated and even then, this new leg may not be as long as the original leg.

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Lonchodes mirabilis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) is a stick insect from Phasmatidae family.

Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Sep 9, 2016. Captured Jul 8, 2015 17:13 in Unnamed Road, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/19.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 150mm