Tropidoderus childrenii
3 Children's stick-insect at Higgins, ACT
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| Tropidoderus childrenii | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Oct 2023 | |
| Tropidoderus childrenii | pinnaCLE | 7 Oct 2023 |
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What a remarkable creature! It was beautifully disguised in the budding Eucalypt I was examining. My first image shows the top of the insect with its head downwards - see tiny pink eyes near the double tipped mouth part. Second image shows its underside with the legs and their joints - magnificent flares on legs looked just like small leaves.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.024736-35.238497
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Oct 2023 12:40 PM Recorded on
- pinnaCLE Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image pinnaCLE Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tropidoderus childrenii Stick insects (Phasmatodea) Insects
Species information
- Tropidoderus childrenii Scientific name
- Children's stick-insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 732m Recorded at altitude
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