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Parectatosoma sp
about 5" long, long neck with spikes, adult male
rainforest
I nearly stepped on this insect at the camp ground at Ranomafana National Park. Seems like it's missing its front left leg.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2006
Submitted on Apr 11, 2011
3 Comments
Thanks Bruno.
this is an adult male of a species which belongs to the genus Parectatosoma or a very closely related genus (order Phasmatodea)
I added a few more pics to this spotting to try and help with ID. They aren't the greatest pics but they show a bit more. The common name is a creation I came up with, not sure of the proper common name.