New Zealand Invertebrates

DSC_6109 Bristly, or Horrid stick insect (Argosarchus horridus) young hatchlings emerging from eggs in spring. These eggs have taken more than two years to develop in southern New Zealand, where populations are comprised entirely of female stick insects which reproduce by parthenogenesis. These young clones will grow up to be longer than any other native insect, with a body length of 15cm. Otago Peninsula

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DSC_6109 Bristly, or Horrid stick insect (Argosarchus horridus) young hatchlings emerging from eggs in spring. These eggs have taken more than two years to develop in southern New Zealand, where populations are comprised entirely of female stick insects which reproduce by parthenogenesis. These young clones will grow up to be longer than any other native insect, with a body length of 15cm. Otago Peninsula

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