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Bee-Hive Face This is the close-up of the face of a female Phasmid - Hennemannia alveare.<br /> It is a newly described species in May 2016.<br /> <br /> Picture of the whole Phasmid can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44912/stick_insect_phasmid_-_hennemannia_alveare.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Hennemannia alveare"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/44912_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Puy9nJPJW%2FnMN5iikcAa3mJX1Hg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Hennemannia alveare This is a female Phasmid of the species Hennemannia alveare.<br /> It is a newly described species in May 2016 and the genus name is newly erected in honour of Frank Hennemann, a Phasmidologist from Germany. The species name - alveare refers to the similarity of the appendages above her head, which looks like a bee-hive, relating to the bee-hive hair style of the 1960s.<br /> She is small in size, around 4cm.<br /> <br /> Close-up picture of the face can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44913/bee-hive_face.html<br /> Geotagged,Hennemannia alveare,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Hennemannia alveare,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bee-Hive Face

This is the close-up of the face of a female Phasmid - Hennemannia alveare.
It is a newly described species in May 2016.

Picture of the whole Phasmid can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Hennemannia alveare This is a female Phasmid of the species Hennemannia alveare.<br /> It is a newly described species in May 2016 and the genus name is newly erected in honour of Frank Hennemann, a Phasmidologist from Germany. The species name - alveare refers to the similarity of the appendages above her head, which looks like a bee-hive, relating to the bee-hive hair style of the 1960s.<br /> She is small in size, around 4cm.<br /> <br /> Close-up picture of the face can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44913/bee-hive_face.html<br /> Geotagged,Hennemannia alveare,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

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The Hennemannia alveare

Hennemannia alveare is a Stick Insect/Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 10, 2016. Captured Jul 9, 2015 13:06 in Unnamed Road, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/19.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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