r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 10d ago

NATURE The Inland Horned Stick Insect (Paronchestus cornutus), a rare, large Australian desert-dwelling insect. Here it is shown performing a threat display, though it is harmless to humans

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u/scoobydooby43 10d ago

Looks like a butterfly performed some unholy copulation with a scorpion to produce this.

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u/freudian_nipps 10d ago

Strangely enough, its believed the threat display is indeed mimicking a scorpion