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Extatosoma popa

Extatosoma popa is a species of stick insect in the genus Extatosoma from New Guinea. The subspecies: E. popa carlbergi (Beccaloni, 1993) was previously recognised.

Description

The species can grow up to in size, and is a leaf mimic.

Behaviour

E. popa curls its abdomen upwards in order to better camouflage itself as a leaf.

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