Adults are chemically defended, having a modified tracheal gland and spiracle on each side which squirts quinones which can poison or discourage a predator.

[2] Diploptera punctata has 4 nymph stages, which are wingless.

[3] Diploptera punctata can be found in Australia, Myanmar, China, Fiji, Hawaii, and India.

Diploptera punctata produces a nutritionally dense crystalline "milk"[4] to feed their live-born young.

[5][6][7][8] The milk produced by Diploptera punctata is composed of hydrosoluble proteins and provides essential amino acids to the developing embryo such as lysine, leucine and valine.