Giant Bornean Walking Stick vs Japanese Giant Ichneumon
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Giant Bornean Walking Stick | Japanese Giant Ichneumon |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Tirachoidea jianfenglingensis | Megarhyssa praecellens |
| Order | Phasmatodea | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Phasmatidae | Ichneumonidae |
| Size | 150-230 mm | 30-45 mm body, ovipositor up to 80 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Forests |
| Diet | Herbivores | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Southeast Asia (Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, Indonesia) | Japan, Eastern Asia |
| Conservation | Data Deficient | Least Concern |
Giant Bornean Walking Stick
A very large, robust stick insect with a heavily textured green or brown body covered in small tubercles. Females are bulky and wingless while males are smaller with vestigial wings.
Did You Know?
When grabbed, it can reflexively drop a leg that continues to twitch, distracting the predator while the insect escapes.
Japanese Giant Ichneumon
One of the largest ichneumon wasps in Asia with a remarkably long ovipositor. It parasitizes wood-boring horntail larvae in Japanese forests.
Did You Know?
Japanese naturalists have studied this species since the Edo period, and it appears in historical entomological scrolls.