Extatosoma tiaratum

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Hexapoda • Classis: Insecta • Subclassis: Pterygota • Infraclassis: Neoptera • Superordo: Polyneoptera • Ordo: Phasmatodea • Familia: Phasmatidae • Genus: Extatosoma • Species: Extatosoma tiaratum (Macleay, 1826)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Extatosoma tiaratum']

• English: Macleay's Spectre; Giant Prickly Stick Insect; Spiny Leaf Insect
• العربية: حشرة عصوية شائكة
• مصرى: حشره عصويه شائكه
• asturianu: ‎Extatosoma tiaratum‎
• български: Страшилка
• čeština: Strašilka australská
• Deutsch: Australische Gespenstschrecke
• فارسی: چوبک استرالیا
• magyar: Koronás levéllábú sáska
• íslenska: Draugaglæma
• Nederlands: Australische flappentak
• polski: Straszyk australijski
• slovenščina: avstralski bodičasti paličnjak
• 中文: 巨刺竹节虫
• 中文（简体）: 巨刺竹节虫
• 中文（繁體）: 巨刺竹節蟲

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Extatosoma tiaratum

English: Extatosoma tiaratum is an Australian insect. In their natural habitat they feed on eucalyptus. In captivity, they are often fed guava leaves, which are easy to cultivate, or bramble, which also grows during winter in Europe.

Females

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  feeding on bramble
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  close-up head
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Males

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  Crawling out of his skin

Eggs and nymphs

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  with egg still attached
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  1st instar in fright pose
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  resting pose
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  facing the camera
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  1st instar
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