Summary
The Australian stick insectExtatosoma tiaratum (MacLeay) (Insecta: Phasmida) oviposits by throwing the eggs to a distance of circa 0.80–2.00 m by a strong flick with the abdomen. The initial speed is circa 2.7 m/sec. The rather immobile female just drops her feces, and as these may act as olfactory attractants to predators, the eggs that are flicked away will be safe, lying in a ring around the central deposit of feces.
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Carlberg, U. Oviposition behavior in the Australian stick insectExtatosoma tiaratum. Experientia 40, 888–889 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952011
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