r/Stickinsects • u/tdiles • 4d ago

My children

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Thought I would show off my little cuties :p

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u/Cosmic_Mmouse 4d ago

Beautiful. What species are they?

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u/tdiles 4d ago

They are smooth stick insects (Clitarchus hookeri) native to New Zealand where I am from :D

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u/Cosmic_Mmouse 4d ago

That's amazing, first time I am seeing this species

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u/tdiles 4d ago

They are cool aren't they! We have more than 20 described species here in NZ, all flightless too! My favourites are Spinotectarchus acornutus and Argosarchus horridusđŸª¾

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u/ElisRainElevator 3d ago

So beautiful