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The Phasmatodea (sometimes called Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects (in Europe and Australasia), walking sticks or stick-bugs (in the United States and Canada), phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects (generally the family Phylliidae). The ordinal name is derived from the Ancient Greek φάσμα phasma, meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the resemblance of many species to sticks or leaves. Their natural camouflage can...

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1. (c) Charles Tilford, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51159953@N00/3664643373
2. (c) Marco Bertolini, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5199006902_6bbb098833.jpg
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6. (c) Drägüs, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Eurycantha_calcarata_Pair.jpg/460px-Eurycantha_calcarata_Pair.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmida

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Stick and Leaf Insects Working Group

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