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Carausius sanguineoligatus
A male stick bug, stick insect to be exact. Thin and small, about 7 cm. Mostly green, red joints (knees) and tail tip, orange head. Has a pair of long and thin antennas. Very perfectly camouflaged against the plant, I can guess that they were never been noticed before by all those who have walked past the plant.
On a short tree of Rose Cabin, Kundasang, Sabah.
I found this insect while searching for some interesting creatures on a short tree. After this one, I found another individual which is much larger and brown in color - the female. The latter knows how to play dead, or it might be really dead ? >>>Map accuracy : 10 m diameter. Thanks to BrunoKneubühler for the species ID, Carausius sanguineoligatus so far is the best match.
Lat: 5.99, Long: 116.55
Spotted on Dec 11, 2009
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012
7 Comments
OnengDyah, MayraSpringmann, thank you.
Wow! Fantastic capture! Congratulation!
Wouw cool....
Thank you BrunoKneubühler.
It's good to have a phasmid expert on Project Noah.
I agree with the ID Carausius sanguineoligatus because no better ID suits this spotting.
By the way, welcome to the community.
an adult male of Carausius sanguineoligatus:
http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/b...
Thanks, but I still consider it small after comparing it to other larger species that I have seen.
Great shot. And such a big one.