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uncommon
New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect
Eurycantha calcarata
- Habitat
- Lowland tropical forests of New Guinea and nearby islands
- Body length
- 150 mm
- Order
- Phasmatodea · Phasmatidae
Weird but real
Males carry huge curved spurs on their hind legs, locking rivals between them during wrestling matches.
Why it's cool
It traded twig elegance for the build of an armored branch, complete with grappling hooks and a talent for vanishing under bark.
