Stick Insect/Phasmid - Megacrania tsudai
Female Phasmid of the species Megacrania tsudai. Phasmids from the genus of Megacrania has a defensive mechanism by spraying a liquid from behind its head, strong smell like Peppermint, hence they are sometimes called Peppermint Stick Insect.
Saw this at a friend's place who keeps them in their Butterfly Farm which they also display other insects.
Check out this video of another species from the same genus, Megacrania batesii from Australia on how they used the spray to defend themselves :
Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 3, 2017. Captured Jan 23, 2014 15:32.