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Extatosoma tiaratum
A first instar (hatchling) stick insect with red head and curled abdomen is an accurate mimic for the red headed meat ant.
These are captive bred but native to Eastern Australia.
It takes several hours to hatch from a hard shelled egg, with legs sometimes stuck in the egg for considerable time. Here are the adult female and male http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/819... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/819...
Spotted on Dec 17, 2012
Submitted on Dec 17, 2012
4 Comments
Wow, Nice one!
Thank you Leanne and Cindy
Great spotting!
Cool! The adults are amazing too.