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Phasmatodea stick insect

In Māori tradition, all insects are respected as children of Tāne, god of the forests. It was said that if a stick insect landed on you in the bush, you were entering a sacred place. If a stick insect landed on a woman it was a sign she was pregnant.

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Uploaded on June 27, 2013
Taken on January 7, 2013