Peruvian Walking Stick Insect

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Peruvian Walking Stick Insect Phasmatodea sometimes called Phasmida or Phasmids are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects walking sticks or stick bugs phasmids ghost insects and leaf insects generally the family Phylliidae The ordinal name is derived from the Greek phasma meaning an apparition or phantom and refers to the resemblance of many species to sticks or leaves

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Location: Peru, South America
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