Okinawan stick insect - Okinawan stick insect

Japanese: オキナワナナフシ - おきなわななふし
Okinawan stick insect - Okinawan stick insect

…About 2,000 species are known from around the world, and more than a dozen species are found in Japan. In addition to the stick insect, representative species include the Eda stick insect, the flying stick insect, and the Okinawan stick insect. [Yamazaki, Harane]
[use]
Apparently stick insect feces is sold in pharmacies in Thailand.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Okinawan stick insect is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…世界から約2000種が知られ,日本には十数種を産する。ナナフシのほか,エダナナフシ,トビナナフシ,オキナワナナフシなどが代表種である。【山崎 柄根】
[利用]
 タイの薬屋にはナナフシの糞を売っているという。…

※「オキナワナナフシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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