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Photo by Liana
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Field Notes

Description:

Approx 4cm (1.5 inches) long. All over brown with some yellow at the top of each leg, near the joint.

Habitat:

Hanging out on the kitchen bench.

Notes:

Any help is appreciated! :)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Liana
Cheers Felix. One of the pics in Wiki reference you sent looks so similar I'd be willing to ID from that. Thank you for your help. I will keep on researching and see what else I might be able to come up with :)
Liana
Thank you Sukanya for the explanation. I'm still working on all the science-y stuff :)
Liana
Wow...ok. So I will definitely have to do some more research but at this stage it has the potential to be a Giant Stick Insect nymph...
Felix Fleck
In case it is a match, here's some info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurycnema_goliath
Felix Fleck
This picture looks somewhat similar, but I don't think it's a match. http://www.gettyimages.com/license/481581827
Felix Fleck
Definitely Phasmatodea (Stick Insect), a nymph.
SukanyaDatta
This is what Wikipedia says: Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1886736003 I saw a similar one in India and got some interesting references and suggestions from fellow PN members...maybe you would like to take a look.>
Liana
Would anyone be able to please tell me if this could be a Walking Stick in the order Phasmida (not entirely sure what that means...)? Any help would be appreciated!

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Biodiversity of The Kimberley
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Derby Bioblitz
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PublishedMarch 19, 2016

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