Australian walking stick
| Description: |
This insect is also known as a Spiny Leaf or Macleay’s Spectre Stick insect. This insect belongs to a group called “Phasmids, all resembling sticks or leaves. This helps them hide from predators. This is a female, which is usually much larger then males, with small, useless wings. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1919 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Stick insects Insects Camouflage (Biology) Animal defenses |
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