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Spiney Stick Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum), Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT®

This page contains samples from our picture files on Spiney Stick Insects. These images are intended to communicate the sense of awe and wonder I have for these amazing beings. Let us all do what we can to protect their ability to survive and thrive in the wild.

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Included in the Vault are images of: Katydids, Stick Insects, Cockroaches, American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana), Sri Lanka Mantis (Hierodula membranacea), Praying Mantis, Macleay's Spectre Walking Stick (Extatosoma sp.), Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphidorhina portentosa), Southeastern Lubber Grasshoppers (Romalea guttata), Thorny Phasmids (Heteropteryx dilatata), Angular-winged Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium), Giant Walking Stick (Tirachoidea sp.), Trinadad Wood Cockroach (Blaberus Sp.), Katydid (Onomarchus cretaceus), Horse Lubber Grasshoppers (Taeniopoda eques) Orthoptera, White-eyed Assasin Bug (Platymeris rhadamantus), Peanut-headed Lanternfly (Lanternaria phosphorea) Fulgoridae, Vietnamese Walkingstick, Katydid Eggs, Death's Head Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus) Linneaus, etc.

Insects are in the phylum of arthropods and comprise of over 1 million species. That is more than all other species of animal life combined. In fact insects make up close to 85% of all known animal species. Most insects have wings at some point in their lives, though not all. All insects have six legs and three unique body sections. The three sections are the Head, the Thorax, and the Abdomen. They have a tough outer section called an exoskeleton. Insects breath through tiny holes called spiracles along the sides of their bodies. All insects lay eggs, and most go through four stages of metamorphosis. Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, Earwigs and Aphids will go through only three stages of growth. They live in virtually all kinds of habitats including rainforests, deserts, hot thermal pools, frozen tundra lands, and remarkably, even in pools of gasoline.

The longest insects are the stick insects which can grow as long as 50 centimeters. A tiny midge has wings beats of 62,000 beats per minute making it the record holder of all animals. Our insect pages are seperated by the orders contained in the Animal Class Insecta. Our INSECTS can be found at the following links: Ants, Bees, Bugs, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Beetles, Flies, Grasshoppers, Termites, Lacewings, Leafhoppers, Mayflies, Parisitic: Fleas, Earwigs, Proturans, Scorpions, Spiders, Ticks and Mites, Myriapods, Mosquitoes, FLOWERS, NATURE, Flowers, Grass, Leaves, Orchids, Pollen, Roses, Succulents, Water and Pool Plants, Gymnosperms, Berries, Symbolism of Plants, Herbs, and Trees, Leaf Facts, Sunflowers, Daisies, Of Light and Form, Paleontology; Insects, Mandelbrot and Julia Fractals, Water Textures, Wood Textures, FOOD

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