Macleays Spectre Stick Insect

[RabidUrko]

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One of my Macleays Spectre Stick insects native to Australia feeding, a well cool stick insect, i have a few species all in a large mesh enclosure
together, eating brambles.

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[StevOz]

Okay what's it's name?

Can't say I can recall ever seeing one like that in the wild, though I may have just not noticed.

 

[RabidUrko]

Australian walking stick (has various names but says all over net native to Australia apparantly)
Ahhhh lives in the rainforests (never knew there was any there ) in the main from the writeup.
They remind me of scorpions, i have several species of stick insect but those are my favs.

Extatosoma tiaratum - Wikipedia

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[StevOz]

Mmm I don't think one of those is going to help someone walk?

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So you don't have a pet name for it?

 

[RabidUrko]

oh an actual name , nah too many i have about 50.

 

[RabidUrko]

What a beauty in the wild.

 

[GeorgeH]

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One of my Macleays Spectre Stick insects native to Australia feeding, a well cool stick insect, i have a few species all in a large mesh enclosure
together, eating brambles.

Extatosoma tiaratum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It appears to have a scorpion like tail. Does it sting?

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

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This guy was on my wall a few years ago

 

[RabidUrko]

It appears to have a scorpion like tail. Does it sting?

No , totally harmless.