Missing a leg… and dripping 'blood'.

[David Berry]

Injued stick insect dripping haemolymph…

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Stick Insect
Sclerophyll Forest, SE Queensland, AU​

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[Mark Garfinkel]

Cool macro, nice image

 

[PhD69]

Interesting picture and information

 

[JoelKlein]

Fascinating.
Is that blood? For real?

 

[ssheipel]

Fascinating.
Is that blood? For real?

Technically, no.
"Insect blood which is called 'hemolymph,' is generally clear and has no color at all. Sometimes it has a slightly yellowish or greenish color to it. This comes from the plants and leaves that the insects eat. It is not red like human blood because it does not have any hemoglobin in it."

 

[ssheipel]

Injued stick insect dripping haemolymph…

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Stick Insect
Sclerophyll Forest, SE Queensland, AU​

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Nice shot!

 

[Andrew Lamberson]

Great shot…makes you wonder what the back story is.

 

[ssheipel]

Great shot…makes you wonder what the back story is.

Bar fight?

 

[gmart7717]

Poor little fellow. Nice capture.

 

[B_Lambert]

Great capture...I just love the mimicry that he is showing here. Blends in very well with his environment.

 

[jfredrick]

Very cool shot!! Well done!