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Intimidatingly large Malayan Jungle Nymph I saw many of these in Peninsular Malaysia, and they were all intimidatingly large. Geotagged,Heteropteryx dilatata,Malayan jungle nymph,Malaysia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Intimidatingly large Malayan Jungle Nymph

I saw many of these in Peninsular Malaysia, and they were all intimidatingly large.

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The Malayan jungle nymph

''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.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2017. Captured Jan 16, 2017 01:20 in Unnamed Road, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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