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Giant stick insect

Photo by Juan DiTrani
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IanMichaelIleto
probably a Carausius morosus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carausius_morosus
Juan DiTrani
mmm, but this is not a mantis, is an hervbivore insect
IanMichaelIleto
We call them walking sticks! used to have lots of those in our yard...until the chickens learned its edible!
Ashish
Its a Stick Mantis. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species
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PublishedJune 12, 2011

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