Be afraid, be very afraid 😱😱😱

I saw this on line. It is t 1 April and yes, I’m very afraid. What next

Here's a nice little article about it - including a short video.

www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/31/big-stick-insect-acrophylla-alta-found-north-queensland-trees

They haven't found a male yet BTW.

Notspaghetti - she ate him.

It's amazing! Someone is holding it so why be afraid of it?

😂

I think it is marvellous. Obviously, if it is prone to bite (though they eat leaves and probably won't be), I would be wary.

What a beautiful insect.

I wouldn’t worry too much about finding a male. I suspect that she is quite capable when the need arises. 😊

My children used to keep stick insects. Not that big but from a tiny seed they grew the length of my palm.
They don’t need males, the females reproduce without mating. That’s parthenogenesis.

NotSpaghetti

They haven't found a male yet BTW.

The little stick insects I kept as a child, did not require a male to reproduce . They ALL lay hundreds of fertile eggs.

Maybe they are all trans.

Athrawes

It's amazing! Someone is holding it so why be afraid of it?

I don't know if the so-called person is alive, dead, or an AI hologram.

Aliens can trick you with their technology.

watermeadow

My children used to keep stick insects. Not that big but from a tiny seed they grew the length of my palm.
They don’t need males, the females reproduce without mating. That’s parthenogenesis.

I used to have some, too. I shared a bedroom with my elder sister, who wasn’t too happy when they occasionally escaped…

They can’t hurt you, can they? I’d love to see one - though preferably not suddenly and unexpectedly.

Whitewavemark2

What a beautiful insect.

I wouldn’t worry too much about finding a male. I suspect that she is quite capable when the need arises. 😊

If you read the article they have no idea really what the male is like.
That's what I was thinking about.

My children kept stick insects too. They kept breeding and there were loads, some did escape. In the end my kids took them down the garden and let them go.

What a beautiful creature.

I used to keep stick insects, but this one is massive in comparison.

Is this really the sort of nonsence they're posting on here now,? Having been offline for quite a bit i'm a bit under-awed.🤔🙄

gosh it is big

Nannan2

Is this really the sort of nonsence they're posting on here now,? Having been offline for quite a bit i'm a bit under-awed.🤔🙄

we are down five stalwarts for one reason or another and the tone has changed with vying and jostling, this platform may be just too staid for you now

Iwish we had a net between this and the strident foul mouthed inane competitiveness of the other one

Why would anyone be frightened they are not an aggressive insect
I don’t know what changes you are talking about WhyDelilah I haven’t noticed the site getting any more staid !!!

I think you mean "bi" 😂

I think some type of thing that looks like a stick insect is poisonous to the skin but I can’t remember what they are called

What a beautiful creature!