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πŸͺ΅ Stick Insects

Crowned Stick Insect

Onchestus rentzi

Data Deficient

About

An Australian stick insect with distinctive crown-like structures on its head. It inhabits rainforests in tropical Queensland and is rarely encountered.

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Did You Know?

The function of the bizarre crown-like head structures in this species remains unclear, though they may play a role in species recognition or camouflage disruption.