Megacrania tsudai

Megacrania tsudai

Megacrania tsudai is a species of Phasmid from the family of Phasmatidae.
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 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJqltMg1pJA Amoephoscelis,Amorphoscelis pellucida,Megacrania tsudai,Phasmid,Stick Insect

Distribution

The origin of this species is from Taiwan

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyPhasmatidae
GenusMegacrania
SpeciesMegacrania tsudai
Photographed in
Philippines