Orthomeria pandora

Orthomeria pandora

Orthomeria pandora is a species of stick insect in the family Aschiphasmatidae.
Baby Ant? This is a nymph of Stick Insect, Phasmid of the species Orthomeria pandora, probably newly hatched or few days old. Mentioned it could be newly hatched as it was seen during day time, quite low near the ground and it was actively moving, and when they are moving, they curled up the end of the abdomen making them looking like an ant, sort of a mimicry to prevent getting eaten. Camarines,Geotagged,Orthomeria pandora,Phasmid,Philippines,Stick Insect,Summer

Naming

Orthomeria pandora (Westwood, 1859)

References:

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http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1199348
http://eol.org/pages/1077762/overview
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyAschiphasmatidae
GenusOrthomeria
SpeciesOrthomeria pandora
Photographed in
Philippines