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Extatosoma tiaratum, commonly known as the spiny leaf insect, the giant prickly stick insect, [2] Macleay's spectre, [3] or the Australian walking stick, is a large species of Australian stick insect. [4] [5] The species has the Phasmid Study Group number PSG9. [6]
Extatosoma [1] is a genus of phasmids, in the monotypic subfamily Extatosomatinae, with two species. One occurs in Australia , one in New Guinea . Both have a colour morph imitating leaves, and one imitating lichen.
Leptomyrmex, or spider ants, is a genus of ants and a distinctive member of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae. [2] Commonly known as "spider ants" for their long legs and spider-like movements, these orange and black ants are prominent residents of intact wet forest and sclerophyll habitats throughout their range.
Some species, such as the young nymphs of Extatosoma tiaratum, have been observed to curl the abdomen upwards over the body and head to resemble ants or scorpions in an act of mimicry, another defense mechanism by which the insects avoid becoming prey.
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The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects (order Phasmatodea).They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. [1]Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis.
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