Stick insect - Oninanafushi

Japanese: オニナナフシ - おにななふし
Stick insect - Oninanafushi

...It usually lives on the sandy and muddy bottoms of Honshu at depths of about 20 to 250 meters. The deep-sea stick insect Arcturus crassispinis , a member of the family Phasmidae, is about 4 cm long. It is brown or dark brown in color, elongated and cylindrical, curved dorsally, and has a long second antenna that is longer than the body length.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本州の水深20~250mくらいの砂泥底にふつうに生息している。深海生のオニナナフシ科のオニナナフシArcturus crassispinisは体長4cmくらい。褐色または暗褐色で,細長く円筒形をして,背側に曲がり,第2触角が長大で,体長以上である。…

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