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Movement of a Stick Insect

Movement of a Stick Insect. Movement of a Stick Insect. Scientific Name: Ctenomorpha chronus Other Common Names: Australian Stick Insect, Phasmid , Species documented: in 1833 by Gray.

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Movement of a Stick Insect

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  1. Movement of a Stick Insect

  2. Movement of a Stick Insect • Scientific Name: Ctenomorphachronus • Other Common Names: Australian Stick Insect, Phasmid, • Species documented: in 1833 by Gray. • Description: Resembling a eucalypt's twig, can grow up to 18cm in length. The males are slender and fully winged, and the females are much larger with blackish hind wings. • Habitat: Heath and woodlands, seemingly preferring coastal environments. • Found in: NSW,QLD,SA,VIC, • References/Bibliography: Gray, G.R. (1833). The Entomology of Australia in a Series of Monographs. Part 1. The monograph of the genus Phasma. London: Longman & Co. 28 pp. 8 pls

  3. Movement of a Stick Insect

  4. Movement • Top left leg extends up to grab hold of surface. • Using the alternating 2nd and 3rd legs in a contra body movement before grabbing onto the surface to help pull the stick insect upwards. • The stick insect will then do the same movement with the alternating legs. Movement of a Stick Insect

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