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Phasmatodea
[NOUN]1
in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
Examples
1. Number 2 Stick Insects Members of the Phasmatodea are commonly referred to as stick insects, walking sticks or bug sticks.
2. Walking sticks are part of an order called Phasmatodea, from the Greek word for phantom.
3. The Phasmatodea order contains the world’s longest insect, such as female Phobaeticus, can be over 22 inches long.
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