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Giant Walkingstick

Megaphasma denticrus (Stål 1875)

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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are preyed upon by

Global Biotic Interactions

Momotus coeruliceps (Gould 1836) (Blue-capped Motmot)

body shape

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
hemimetabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous

Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.

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feeding structure

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
biting-chewing mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing

Definition: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).

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geographic distribution

United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Atlantic Species List
North Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912

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Mexico Species List
Mexico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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China Species List
China
URI: http://www.geonames.org/1814991

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habitat

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
forest
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174

Definition: A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.

Comment: Preliminary definition.

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native range includes

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
The Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

1364

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

3719

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

1915

trophic guild

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
herbivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099

Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

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type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records Sweden

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