stick insect
Posted 24/11/2013 - 12:02
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Some species have similar names in Australia to other different species, namely the Cod. It is nothing like what we expect a cod to look like apart from a massive mouth. So this critter might be called a stick insect because of the way it looks but is actually a member of the mantis family.
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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)
Posted 24/11/2013 - 12:51
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Mannesty wrote:
I think you may have misidentified it, I'm 99.999% certain that is a praying mantis of some sort. The head and the legs say it's a mantid to me, and in Spain we have both green and grey/brown ones.
Great image though.
Thanks Peter, If I am right it is a :Stick Mantid:Found on shrubs, long grass and open forest in North Qld.But I could be wrong.
I think you may have misidentified it, I'm 99.999% certain that is a praying mantis of some sort. The head and the legs say it's a mantid to me, and in Spain we have both green and grey/brown ones.
Great image though.
C&C welcome.
Don.
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Posted 24/11/2013 - 12:58
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SteveEveritt wrote:
Wow, very well captured, and well spotted. What is the bit in the middle and do you have any others of this stunning critter.
Thanks Steve, the middle section is the wing (this one a female) while the male has full length wings.Wow, very well captured, and well spotted. What is the bit in the middle and do you have any others of this stunning critter.
1 more shot.
C&C welcome.
Don.
Don.
Posted 24/11/2013 - 16:44
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08tiger wrote:
OK Don, the 'stick' part of it's common name is where the confusion has come from. A stick insect is a Phasmid, and is vegetarian, feeding on plant matter. A Praying Mantis or Stick Mantid is carnivorous, eating other insects, possibly even stick insects.
Mannesty wrote:
I think you may have misidentified it, I'm 99.999% certain that is a praying mantis of some sort. The head and the legs say it's a mantid to me, and in Spain we have both green and grey/brown ones.
Great image though.
Thanks Peter, If I am right it is a :Stick Mantid:Found on shrubs, long grass and open forest in North Qld.But I could be wrong.I think you may have misidentified it, I'm 99.999% certain that is a praying mantis of some sort. The head and the legs say it's a mantid to me, and in Spain we have both green and grey/brown ones.
Great image though.
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Posted 25/11/2013 - 01:55
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tyronet2000 wrote:
Will they be served fried or boiled in I'm a celebrity get me out of here . And I do like the images
Might have to find a few more to make it worth while
Will they be served fried or boiled in I'm a celebrity get me out of here . And I do like the images
C&C welcome.
Don.
Don.
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