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Apioscelis bulbosa
A member of the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, et. al.), this "jumping stick" insect resembles a cartoon character. Living up to its scientific name, the head is enlarged and resembles a child desperately in need of braces.
Found on vegetation in the Amazon rain forest, Bulbosa is a herbivorous, grasshopper-like insect. Usually found on lower branches of shrubs and trees.
Spotted on Jun 16, 2007
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks Greg... for commenting.. your spotting is a true learning lesson about life... specially about simply negligible small Arthropods..!!
This is the disadvantage of vernacular names. The locals referred to this as a "jumping stick", which is why I had the common name in parentheses. I, personally, think of stick insects as being those individuals in the order phasmatodea. Scientific names eliminate such confusion! Viva Linnaeus!!!
@ Bruno...is it called correctly as Stick Grasshopper which look similar to one here...?
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Gran fotografía! Muy bella!
This is no stick insects or phasmid.
This is an adult male of a species which belongs the Family Proscopiidae Audinet-Serville, 1838
WOW awesome macro - love those eyes! We have walking sticks but not like this one.