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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Exopterygota
Order: Phasmatodea
Species: Phasmid
Common names: Stick insects, Walking sticks, Stick-bugs
The insects in the order Phasmatodea are insects. They are found worldwide and range from 1.5 centimetres to over 30 centimetres in length.
Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea for details of anatomy, life cycle, defence mechanisms and behaviour.
The photos below are of some of New Zealand's Phasmids
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
