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Stick insect with missing hind leg. No worries because they can purposely lose some of their legs to help free them from a predator's grasp, or free them from the exuvia while molting. If this occurs during the immature stages, they can regenerate the lost limbs during successive molts.
Urban garden on trailing abutilon (Abutilon megapotamicum).
Spotted on Mar 17, 2016
Submitted on Mar 17, 2016
2 Comments
You're welcome Luis! Learned that from Albert ;)
I didn't know that about Stick indects Leana. Thanks for sharing.