Photo Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.71.2 |
Object Name |
Insecta-Arthrotexaspoda-Scarabaeidae-Cha |
Description |
Eurycantha Horrida the thorny devil walking stick is a species belonging to the stick instects ( order Phasmatodea) and to the family Phasmatidae. It can reach a length of about 12cm (4.7in) in males and about 14cm (5.5in) in females. The body color ranges from pale green to brown. The young insects are glossy greenish. These ground-dwelling stick insects resemble bark or rotten wood. They have numerous small spines in their body and on their hind legs. |
Title |
Eurycantha Horrida (male) |
Collection |
Insect Collection |
Lexicon sub-category |
Biology |
Lexicon category |
11: Natural History |