Stick insect (order Phasmatodea) feeding on a leaf. Stick insects are nocturnal, only being active at night. Photographed in rainforest near Iquitos,

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Stick insect (order Phasmatodea) feeding on a leaf. Stick insects are nocturnal, only being active at night. Photographed in rainforest near Iquitos, Peru.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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