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Phobaeticus kirbyi is species of stick insect native to Borneo.It is one of the world's longest insects.The holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum in London measures 32.8 cm (12.9 in) in body length and 54.6 cm (21.5 in) total length, including extended legs.
Phobaeticus chani, the Chan's megastick (also known by its synonym Sadyattes chani), is a species of stick insect in the tribe Pharnaciini, native to the southeast Asian island of Borneo. [2] It is one of the longest insects in the world and was once considered the record-holder (it is currently held by a scientifically undescribed species ...
The common walkingstick or northern walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) is a species of phasmid or stick insect found across North America. The average length of this species is 75mm (3 in) for males and 95mm (3.7 in) for females. The insect is found in deciduous forest throughout North America, where it eats many types of plant foliage.
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]
The females of Asceles malaccae, which are just under 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, lay eggs that are up to 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long, but only about 0.2 centimetres (0.079 in) in diameter. The eggs of Heteropteryx dilatata are 0.7 centimetres (0.28 in) to 0.8 centimetres (0.31 in) long, 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in) wide and about 70 mg in ...
Borneo has own a wide variety of bird species. The geological history of Borneo is a major factor: long isolation of the island, broken during the last Ice age, when Borneo was connected to the continent of Asia, led to a combination of Asian and native species. There are about 420 species of birds and 37 are endemic to Borneo [4] [5]
The discovery of a new orangutan population in Sarawek, Malaysian Borneo was cause for excitement among conservationists. Led by the Sarawak Forest Department, researchers conducted field surveys ...
Like many stick insects, E. tiaratum actively sways back and forth or side to side when disturbed or when there is a gust of wind, with a frequency distribution like foliage rustling in the wind. The swaying behaviour may be motion crypsis, preventing detection by predators, or motion masquerade, promoting misclassification (as something other ...