Giant Australian stick bug

[larry]

Here's some pics of a Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Extatosoma tiaratum. I think it's a female. She is not mine, she's on loan from somebody. I think she looks like something you would see in Mad Max or some post apocalyptic movie

Higher resolution versions can be found on my flickr page.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Beautiful!

Do they lay cleistogamous eggs?

 

[mass]

That is fruitin' cool man. I loved them in Temple of Doom palace cave scene.

 

[cpbobby]

just keep it away from mantids

 

[asid61]

How big is it?

 

[swords]

I love those things! Despite their huge and fearsome appearance they're the nicest "bugs" around!

You got some excellent shots - of course!

 

[maxima]

Great photos! in the last one it looks like it's smiling

 

[hcarlton]

I think that's where they got the idea of the bug in Men in Black.