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Posted by barbz on March 14, 2003 at 09:40:21:

In Reply to: Re: Identification question posted by barbz on March 12, 2003 at 10:51:23:

Just got a response from my contact at the Natural History Museum. This is not a stick insect at all! It's related to the Assassin Bugs, and is called a "Thread-legged Bug."
Subfamily Emesinae. It's a predator, and now I wish I hadn't let it go after photographing it.

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