# @science on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEdN9Thxl6V
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61248121-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-01-05T20:03:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

## Caption

🧬 The stunning Achrioptera manga represents an especially large variety of stick insects. However, much like many other invertebrates, this species displays a marked degree of sexual dimorphism. In this case, the females attain a significantly larger size than their male counterparts.⁠
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This holds because highly robust females reach an average body length of roughly 7.9 -9.1 in (20 – 23 cm). Meanwhile, the males only grow to about 5.2 – 5.7 in (13 – 14.5 cm). Furthermore, the shorter males also display a significantly slimmer body structure than the females.⁠
Yet, both genders display several sharp spines on the legs and thorax. However, males typically also possess these spines on the head, while among females these occur only sporadically.⁠
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🎥 courtesy of @rafaelmedioni⁠
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invertebra, phasme, invertebrates, animaux, exotic, animals, nature, arthropods, science, creatures, achriopteramanga, wild, achrioptera, arthropod, hindwings, creature, biology, natura, animal

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