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PHWhat a beauty she is! This adult female Phryganistria tamdaoensis is one big stick insect, measuring 23 cm without legs and 35 cm with the front legs included!
Handling such large phasmids isn't easy, as they quickly lose their long, impractical legs, but luckily I could make some good content of this animal without incidents.
I'm really glad she was able to become adult with all 6 legs still attached to her body. Although stick insects can perfectly live without one or two of their legs, it's of course always better if they have all 6.
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