New Phobaeticus Chan Measures 22 Inches
New Insect "Sticks" it to the Competiton
Chan's Megastick is named after the amateur naturalist who discovered it, Datuk Chan Lew Lun who was a local villager in Borneo.
These "sticks" have bodies that are 14 inches long, 22 inches if you count the legs. As the article goes on to say they are a dull green and their defense is to just "look like a stick."
Of interest is that the insect was discovered in 1989 and is just now being reported.
The article also laments that there are probably many more insects to be found in the rain forest but that mankind is destroying them.
While not nearly as long, we definitely have "walking sticks" in my city. They are rare to see. It is amazing to watch them just stand motionless but it is even more fascinating to watch them walk. They take steps in a very "herky-jerky" manner.
Apparently people do raise these creatures as pets and they are difficult to raise without losing any legs.
I do have some experience with jungle insects having been in Vietnam and all I can say is that one always hopes they will stay in the jungle.
While they are insects, some of these creatures in Vietnam look like mice. Further, the insects we run into in America tend to be retiring. Not so in Vietnam, they tend to be aggressive.
Even insects that we have in the United States seem to act different.
Once I was on guard duty and put a sandwich down on the ledge of the guard tower. Soon I heard a "clicking" sound which turned out to be about six cockroaches bumping together while eating the sandwich.
I do know that it is very important to discover things like insects. I know that it is important o discover new animals. I would like to see us stick to discovering new flowers and trees.
References:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iyxOxjV_g2reW3XrvmrRviH_VuqwD93S1JH00
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ctenomorpha_chronus02.jpg
http://bugsincyberspace.com/phobaeticus_serratipes.html
Published by Gary Davis
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1 Comments
Post a CommentI've been fascinated with "walking sticks" since I was a kid but haven't seen one in some time. I thought the insects were bad in GA and FL...I can barely imagine the likes of Vietnam.