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Phasmid, Katydid and Scutigerid

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Since it's Halloween.....we'll start with this one...House Centipede with spider prey
ImageScutigeridae IMG_1707 copy (2) by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Probably the easiest "Find the bug" challenge:
ImagePhasmid IMG_4713 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

ImagePhasmid IMG_4720 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Smartphone shot, just to show you how big this one is!
ImageGiant stick insect 2014-09-27 21.42.51 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
Adult female of Phobaeticus sp. - ID Credit: Bruno Kneubuhler.

A Pseudophyllinae katydid nymph, and an unidentified bug?. Selangor, Malaysia.
ImagePseudophyllinae IMG_4550 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Adult female Malayan Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata - ID confirmation: Bruno Kneubuhler). They're totally cool! Selangor, Malaysia.
ImageHeteropteryx dilatata IMG_4481 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

ImageHeteropteryx dilatata IMG_4487 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

ImageHeteropteryx dilatata IMG_4498 stk copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
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Re: Phasmid, Katydid and Scutigerid

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Awesome as always. That walking stick is a beast! Is there an easy way of finding them?
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LouB747 wrote:Awesome as always. That walking stick is a beast! Is there an easy way of finding them?
Thanks, Lou. The Malayan Jungle Nymphs and Leaf Insects are quite easy to find at night because their unique shades of green stand out from green leaves. They are not common though. I don't see them very often. There are plenty of other sticks but you don't get to find one this big very often!
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I really want to find one like this:

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Leaf insects are really cool too! I have seen them in the wild a few times.

Selangor
ImagePhyllium bioculatum IMG_3072 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

This one was the butterfly farm in Penang
ImageCamouflage........IMG_8349 DT copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Sabah
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Wow, nice. I'll be in Singapore the 9th and 10th. An unusual 2 day stay. I'm hoping to see one.
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LouB747 wrote:Wow, nice. I'll be in Singapore the 9th and 10th. An unusual 2 day stay. I'm hoping to see one.
Cool, good luck!
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