Stick insects (Phasmatodea)

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KimberiRP wrote:

13 Jun 2025

Acrophylla titan

Unverified Stick insect (Phasmatodea)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 May 2025

Note in this image - its front legs are placed in front of its head

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

MichaelDaly wrote:

8 Apr 2025

Thank you. Closure. Much appreciated.

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 Apr 2025

the bifurcated stalk are the cerci, which in this species are distinctive. They are sensory organs measuring air currents and vibrations. The head is 2/3 up the other direction, with a pair of legs stuck out in front

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Mar 2025

A female

Didymuria violescens