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General discussion of this group of terrestrial, nocturnal, phytophagous insects found in nearly all temperate and tropical ecosystems.
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Phasmida Go to navigation for this section of the ToL site Go to quick links Go to quick search Go to detailed site links Site Navigation Browse Help Features Learning Contribute About advanced go to beginning of page Complete Containing Groups...Article about the discovery of Timema cristinae in California.
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Phenomena and Curiosities Net Gains California biologist discovered a new insect species and then caught evolution in the act What a comfort it is, in this techno-mad age, that a scientist can still do important research in her backyard with a butterfly net. Cristina Sandoval...Pictures and information of Phasmatodea in Brisbane, Australia.
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Stick and Leaf Insects Order Phasmatodea This page contains pictures and information about Stick Insects and Leaf Insects that we have found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. The stick insects are also commonly known as Walking Sticks. The insects within this order are large to...Taxonomy, identification key, maps, and bibliography by Peter Miller.
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A Guide to the Stick Insects of Australia It is useful to amateurs and professionals alike in identifying Australian stick insects. Of course, as a field guide, it leaves a little to be desired, because the Internet is particularly hard to reach while in the field, desktop computers...Walkingsticks: images, biology, chat, and phasmids as pets.
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phasmids, stick-insects, sticks, phasmatodea, stickbugs, walkingsticks, phasmid They are typically either stick-like or leaf-like; camouflage or mimicry being their defining characteristic. Phasmid is derived from the Latin term for phantom (phasma and finding them in the wild can be very difficult for even an experienced collector. Often...Provides an article with photos on New Zealand's prickly, armed, and smooth stick insects that are now found in the South West of Britain and Ireland. Also includes information about the laboratory stick insect.
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British Irish Stick-Insects of Cornwall This century has seen many additions to our native fauna. Some of the most unusual are the New Zealand stick-insects, three species of which survive in the South West of Britain, and one in South West Ireland: the Prickly Stick-insect...