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Chan's megastick
Phobaeticus chani (Chan's megastick · チャンズ・メガスティック)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 357 mm is longer than the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (297 mm), and its total length of 567 mm is close to two 30 cm rulers laid end to end (Comparison).
- 💡 The insect collection of the Natural History Museum in London holds the type specimen of this species (Natural History Museum, London).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
Chan's megastick is a stick insect from Borneo that was recorded as the world's longest insect when described as a new species in 2008.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
The female's body length reaches up to 357 mm, and with its legs fully extended its total length reaches 567 mm.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Details of its diet and reproduction were not confirmed in official sources. The species was published as a new species in a 2008 Zootaxa paper, and its holotype specimen is held in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — RHV4P
- • wikidata.org — Q1940147
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Phobaeticus chani Bragg, 2008; Holotype Female dorsal v
- • mapress.com — zootaxa.1906.1.1
- • nhm.ac.uk — small-orders.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Christoph Schomburg · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Medauroidea extradentata)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.