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Goliath stick insect

Eurycnema goliath

Description:

This stick insect has finally molted to reveal a bright green and yellow insect. Stick insects are easily the largest of all insects. This monster is 230mm but some can reach over 300mm

Notes:

Other pics shows the penultimate molt and the exuvia (shed skin) Links show the hatchling (10mm) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/158... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157...

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4 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Incredible!

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

Martini, any idea what this strange creature is?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/172...

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Yes asergio :) My brother calls the hatchlings 'kindling'. She is really thin in her first day of adult life and will spend her next week eating nonstop. A healthy fat one found in the wild like like this. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/845...

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Well Martin, I think this one has gone to a new category, from stick to branch insect...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 14, 2012
Submitted on Dec 14, 2012

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