#Phasmatodea

[morbidsmenagerie]

These guys are very photogenic!

[beausbugbiome]

I was able to catch one of my Giant Walking Sticks molting the other day! I set up my tripod and phone to record as soon as I noticed him positioning himself to molt. Isn’t he handsome? ✨

Giant Texas Walking Stick — Megaphasma denticrus 💚

📸 iPhone 15pro

[herpsandbirds]

Stick Insect (Agathemera luteola), family Agathemeridae, La Cumbre, Argentina

photograph by Béa Boul

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Lobsters in a tree? No, that's just the tree lobster! A member of the stick insect family, this species is considered one of the rarest insects in the world. They are endemic only to Lord Howe Island, a tiny island between New Zealand and Australia, and were believed to have gone extinct in 1918. However, a population of 24 live specimens was rediscovered in 2001, and extensive captive breeding has expanded the population to well over 10,000!

(Image: A pair of tree lobsters (Dryococelus australis) by Justin Gillian)

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[mouldyshoe]

my friend sent me these pics they got to HOLD this funky lil guy I'm SO JEALOUS 👁️👁️👁️👁️

[dailybugfacts]

Hello! I love bugs, biology, and your blog! As an asexual reproduction enthusiast, I was wondering if you had any facts about asexual reproduction in bugs less well known than bees and aphids?

Thanks! :D

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Did you know that Timema Monikense is a species of stick insect native to California?

For a stick insect they are rather short and stout but can still use their natural camouflage to hide from potential predators.

Every female member of this species can reproduce asexually (most of the population is female because of that) but the males can occasionally reproduce sexually as well which is helpful in diversifying the gene pool.

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Photo by Darren J Parker

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Insects

Phasmatodea. This order is made up of insects that mimic plants. Members include stick insects and leaf-bugs

Orthoptera. This order has elongated hindlegs adapted for jumping. Members include grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.

[creatureimages]

the muncherrrrrrrr

[heartnosekid]

baby leaf insects 🍃 | source

[snototter]

A Malayan jungle nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata) in the Citadelle de Besançon's Insectarium, France

by oceanebej2000

[jupiterswasphouse]

[VIDEO AND PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 12TH, 2024 | Video and Image IDs: A video and two photos of a small green stick bug on a dark grey metal surface, in the video it's doing its famous "defensive dance", moving back and forth as it walks away /End IDs.]

[addicted2wasps]

A blast from the past. These sketches are from 2015. I had drawn this black beauty phasmid character named Rukus yearssssss ago, and never really kept up or followed through with her. Maybe I can incorporate her in some of my current wasp cartoons. It's sometimes fun to look back on old stuff. The "talk to the tarsus" gives me an idea for a wasp cartoon.

[beausbugbiome]

Had a very lovely surprise today! One of my stick insect eggs FINALLY hatched! I’ve had the eggs for a little over 8 months now and just about gave up on them— I’m so glad I didn’t! Hopefully more hatch soon. The last photo is of the parents. 💚

💚 Megaphasma dentricrus— Giant Walking Stick. 💚

📸 iPhone 16

[herpsandbirds]

Stick Insect (Orthomeria pandora), family Aschiphasmatidae, order Phasmatodea, Tapah Hills, Perak, Malaysia

photographs by Bernard DUPONT 

[morbidsmenagerie]

Leaf insects at the PDX Insectarium, they're soon to be added to the Oregon Improved list, so we're allowed to have them now!

[galusaurus]

✨Mutation March, day 26 - stick bug✨

It's a fasciated phasmid! Gosh, I really love fasciation. In hindsight, I kinda wish I had done a whole month of fasciated plant creatures.