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stick insect

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

long and extremely thin stick insect, see last photo for scale

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this in Ujung Kulon national park. I could resist getting some face bug shots with this. I didn't post those but a shot of it walking on my neck while trying to get him up to my face.

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Comments (1)
AlbertKang
Looks like he has lost 2 front legs and trying to drink your sweat? lol

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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