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Monster Stick Insect

Photo by vipin.baliga
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Description:

This stick insect was dangling from a leaf just like a twig.
Eventually she clambered up, assumed this posture, occasionally swaying with the breeze.

Size: 15 cm approx

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Phasmatodea

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Mimetic Animals of the World
Wildlife in the Western Ghats
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Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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PublishedApril 10, 2013

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