Three species of New Zealand stick insect survive in the wild in south-west England. This species, Acanthoxyla inermis, has the distinction of being the longest insect to be found outdoors in Great Britain. In England it feeds on a number of plants, especially roses and brambles.
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Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Photograph by Malcolm Lee
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