New Zealand Invertebrates

DSC_6092 Bristly, or Horrid stick insect (Argosarchus horridus) a young hatchling emerges from an egg in spring. This egg has taken more than two years to develop in southern New Zealand, where populations are comprised entirely of female stick insects which reproduce by parthenogenesis. This young clone will grow up to be longer than any other native insect, with a body length of 15cm. Otago Peninsula

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DSC_6092 Bristly, or Horrid stick insect (Argosarchus horridus) a young hatchling emerges from an egg in spring. This egg has taken more than two years to develop in southern New Zealand, where populations are comprised entirely of female stick insects which reproduce by parthenogenesis. This young clone will grow up to be longer than any other native insect, with a body length of 15cm. Otago Peninsula

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