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Giant Malaysian Katydid | |||
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General Information | |||
Universe | Real Life | ||
Aliases | Giant Long-legged Katydid Macrolyristes corporalis | ||
Classification | Arachnacris corporalis | ||
Species Type | Giant Katydid | ||
Homeworld | Earth | ||
Environment | Malaysia | ||
Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
Biological Information | |||
Average Length | 15 cm (6 inches) | ||
Average Wingspan | 25 cm (10 inches) | ||
Locomotion | Sextapodal walking | ||
Feeding Behavior | Carnivorous | ||
Lineage Information | |||
Cultural Information | |||
Alignment | Neutral | ||
Language(s) | Stridation | ||
Sociocultral characteristics | |||
Scientific Taxonomy | |||
Planet | Earth | ||
Domain | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | ||
Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
Phylum | Arthropoda | ||
Class | Insecta | ||
Order | Orthoptera | ||
Superfamily | Tettigonioidea | ||
Family | Tettigoniidae | ||
Genus | Arachnacris | ||
Species | A. corporalis | ||
Other Information | |||
Status | Data Deficient |
The Giant Malaysian Katydid (Arachnacris corporalis) is a species of carnivorous giant katydid native to Malaysia. It is one of the largest insects in the known world, they grow to an impressive 15 cm (6 in) with a 25 cm (10 in) wingspan. Males of this species have the largest testes of any known animal, with them making up 14% of their overall body weight—this is equivalent to a 91 kg (200lb) man having ones that weighed almost 13 kg (28 lbs).
They are considered harmless to humans.
Giant Malaysian Katydids Unveiled
Video of the Giant Malaysian Katydid