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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