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Titan Stick Insect
''Acrophylla titan'', the titan stick insect, is the second-longest stick insect found in Australia. It is native to south-east Queensland and New South Wales. Description Titan stick insects are pale brown-grey in colour and can grow up to in body length. The females can be easily identified as being larger than the males. Males are able to fly but females are not. Breeding Titans breed during winter/summer. During the mating process, the male connects his abdomen to the lower part of the female's egg compartment. Mating can take up to 40mins and is repeated several times. The female will end up with a fat abdomen and will produce many eggs (200 to 1000) in her lifetime. The females then flick their eggs to the ground. The eggs look like those of the children's stick insect (''Tropidoderus childrenii'') but they are black-grey with a small white growth. Ants pick them up and eat the growth, and leave the egg in the refinery where they hatch. See also *List of Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biological Specimen
A biological specimen (also called a biospecimen) is a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research. Such a specimen would be taken by sampling so as to be representative of any other specimen taken from the source of the specimen. When biological specimens are stored, ideally they remain equivalent to freshly-collected specimens for the purposes of research. Human biological specimens are stored in a type of biorepository called a biobank, and the science of preserving biological specimens is most active in the field of biobanking. Quality control Setting broad standards for quality of biological specimens was initially an underdeveloped aspect of biobank growth. There is currently discussion on what standards should be in place and who should manage those standards. Since many organizations set their own standards and since biobanks are necessarily used by multiple organizations and typically are driven towards expansion, the harmonization of standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharp Macleay
William Sharp Macleay or McLeay (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification. After graduating, he worked for the British embassy in Paris, following his interest in natural history at the same time, publishing essays on insects and corresponding with Charles Darwin. Macleay moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was, in turn, commissioner of arbitration, commissary judge, and then judge. Retiring from this work, he emigrated to Australia, where he continued to collect insects and studied marine natural history. Early life Macleay was born in London, eldest son of Alexander Macleay, who named him for his then business partner, fellow wine merchant William Sharp. He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with honours in 1814. He was then appointed attaché to the British embassy at Paris, and secretary to the board for liquidating British claims on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stick Insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ''Phryganistria'', ''Ctenomorpha'', and ''Phobaeticus'' include the world's long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of New South Wales , established_title2 = Establishment , established_date2 = 26 January 1788 , established_title3 = Responsible government , established_date3 = 6 June 1856 , established_title4 = Federation , established_date4 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Wales , demonym = , capital = Sydney , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = 128 local government areas , admin_center_type = Administration , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Margaret Beazley , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Dominic Perrottet (Liberal) , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type1 = Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrophylla Titan Eggs
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Species * '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018 * '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908) * '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859) * '' Acrophylla enceladus'' Gray, G.R. 1835 * '' Acrophylla maindroni'' (Redtenbacher 1908) * '' Acrophylla nubilosa'' Tepper 1905 * '' Acrophylla sichuanensis'' Chen, S.C. & Y.H. He 2001 * '' Acrophylla thoon'' (Stål 1877) * '' Acrophylla titan'' (Macleay 1826) - type species (as ''Phasma ''Phasma'' is an Australasian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae, subfamily Phasmatinae and tribe Phasmatini. Species The Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species o ... titan'' Macleay WS) * '' Acrophylla wuelfingi'' (Redtenbacher 1908) External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q481990 Phasmatodea genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Stick Insect
''Tropidoderus childrenii'', the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray. Description These relatively large stick insects generally measure about in length and are native to Eastern Australia. Generally, the female insect is a medium green color and closely resembles leaves, thus making it difficult to spot in the foliage. A large, dark blue spot can be found on each hindwing at the base of the remigium and anal lobe. This dark spot is usually hidden when the wings are folded down. The nymphs also have a long yellow strip that runs down the center of their bodies, which exactly matches the color of the leaf vein. The males can look very different, usually more slender and reddish-brown in color. Life cycle During adulthood the Children's stick insect mates more than once and females lays eggs its whole life as an adult. The males fly between trees in search for the females to mate with. The females are much larger and heavier than the males and tend to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Stick Insects And Mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla'' * Monster mantis, '' Archimantis monstrosa'' * Spur legged phasmid, '' Didymuria violescens'' * Goliath stick insect, ''Eurycnema goliath'' * Darwin stick insect, ''Eurycnema osiris'' * Crowned stick insect, '' Onchestus rentzi'' * Garden mantis, ''Orthodera ministralis'' * Pink winged phasma, ''Podocanthus typhon'' * False garden mantis, ''Pseudomantis albofimbriata'' * Burying mantis, ''Sphodropoda tristis'' * Purple-winged mantis, ''Tenodera australasiae'' * Children's stick insect, ''Tropidoderus childrenii'' References *{{cite web, url=http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/group.cfm?Group_ID=18 , title=Stick insects and praying mantids - Phasmatodea and Mantodea , work=FaunaBase , publisher=Australian Museum , accessdate=9 October 2008 , url-status=dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spur Legged Phasmid
''Didymuria violescens'', the spur legged phasmid, also known as the violet-winged stick insect, or violet-winged phasma, is a common phasmid native to Australia. Males have distinct spurs and thicker hind legs (the hind have the spurs) which is where the animal gets its common name, though the spurs are only found on the male. This specific type of stick insect eats Gum (Eucalyptus) leaves, female lay very many eggs as there is a low chance of live hatching from the egg. The female produces eggs that can bear young even if the eggs are not fertilized, though those hatch-lings are only female. This is called parthenogenesis. Newly hatched stick/leaf insects are called nymphs until their final (5th-7th) molt. See also *List of Australian stick insects and mantids This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Stick Insect
''Tropidoderus childrenii'', the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray. Description These relatively large stick insects generally measure about in length and are native to Eastern Australia. Generally, the female insect is a medium green color and closely resembles leaves, thus making it difficult to spot in the foliage. A large, dark blue spot can be found on each hindwing at the base of the remigium and anal lobe. This dark spot is usually hidden when the wings are folded down. The nymphs also have a long yellow strip that runs down the center of their bodies, which exactly matches the color of the leaf vein. The males can look very different, usually more slender and reddish-brown in color. Life cycle During adulthood the Children's stick insect mates more than once and females lays eggs its whole life as an adult. The males fly between trees in search for the females to mate with. The females are much larger and heavier than the males and tend to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath Stick Insect
''Eurycnema goliath'', commonly known as the goliath stick insect, or the regal stick insect, is a large species of stick insect in the family Phasmatidae, endemic to Australia and considered one of the largest species of stick insects in the country. The species has the Phasmid Study Group number PSG14. Taxonomy ''E. goliath'' was first described by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1834, using two female specimens, one of which came from the collection belonging to British entomologist John Curtis at the Museum of Victoria. The species is named after the biblical giant Goliath from the popular story of David vs Goliath in the Book of Samuel, and refers to the impressive size of the insect. Gray originally placed the species in the genus '' Phasma''. In 1935, Gray then transferred the insect to the genus '' Acrophylla''''.'' 7 years later in 1842, Dutch zoologist Wilhelm de Haan transferred the goliath to the genus ''Cyphrocrania''''.'' The insect was placed into it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
