Scientific Name: Umbonia crassicornis
Scientific Name: Dryococelus Australis
Common Name: Tree Lobster
Name in other Regions: none
Description: The thorn bug is a variables species as to size,
color, and structure, particularly the Pronotal horn of
males. Typically, the adult is about - inch in length and is
green or yellow with reddish line and brownish markings.
Common Name: Tree Lobster
Name in other Regions: LORD HOWE ISLAND STICK
INSECT
Description: They are oblong in shape and have sturdy legs.
Males have thicker thighs than females. Unlike most phasmida,
the insects have no wings. The behaviour of this stick insect is
highly unusual for an insect species, in that the males and
females form a bond in some pairs.