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The Gray’s leaf insect hails from Sumatra and the southern part of Malay Peninsula. Their specific epithet bioculatum means “2-eyed” in Latin and refers to the 2 dots located on the abdomen in these insects. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation; […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The giant prickly stick insect, also referred to as Macleay’s Specter stick insect, is a large stick insect from Australia and New Guinea. This species of stick insect looks more like a cactus than like a twig. The males have large wings and are actually good flyers. Stick insects are […]

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