Heteropteryx dilatata

Place of origin - Malaysia

Sex - Female

Body length - approx. 5.5"

Frame size - 11.75" X 14.75" X 1.25"

Frame color - black only
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Details

This great big stick insect from Malaysia is also known as the "jungle nymph". While the female, as seen here, has a lime green and robust body, its male counterpart is much thinner and usually brown in color.

Quite dangerous to handle, Its body and legs are covered with many very sharp spikes.

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