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Spiny Couple Pair of Phasmids - Epidares nolimetangere.<br /> Male is the smaller one on top, he is very spiny, from where they get their common name, Touch-me-not Stick Insect. Males also has some greenish patch on their body. Females are bigger with smaller spines and mostly brown in colour. Epidares nolimetangere,Geotagged,Malaysia,Spring,Touch-me-not Stick Insect Click/tap to enlarge

Spiny Couple

Pair of Phasmids - Epidares nolimetangere.
Male is the smaller one on top, he is very spiny, from where they get their common name, Touch-me-not Stick Insect. Males also has some greenish patch on their body. Females are bigger with smaller spines and mostly brown in colour.

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The Touch-me-not Stick Insect

Epidares nolimetangere is a species of small wingless stick insect in the family Bacillidae. Males are 3-5cm and females are 4-5 cm.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Apr 26, 2017. Captured Apr 19, 2017 19:42 in Jalan Ke Puncak Serapi, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm

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