Walking stick insects of north america.
About walking stick insect.
One of the most unique backyard insects one can come across is the walkingstick insect commonly called the stick bug.
The insect is found in deciduous forest throughout north america where it eats many types of plant foliage even though the common walkingstick is a generalist it.
They escape predation by blending into plant material.
Walkingstick order phasmida or phasmatodea also called stick insect any of about 3 000 species of slow moving insects that are green or brown in colour and bear a resemblance to twigs as a protective device some species also have sharp spines an offensive odour or the ability to force their blood which contains toxic distasteful chemicals through special joints in the exoskeleton.
The common walkingstick or northern walkingstick diapheromera femorata is a species of phasmid or stick insect found across north america the average length of this species is 75mm 3 in for males and 95mm 3 7 in for females.
Depending on the species.
There are more than 3 000 species of walking stick bugs all over the world and in diverse climates so it s not surprising that not all walking stick bugs look alike.
There are a total of 6 walking stick insects of north america in the insect identification database.
Walking sticks or stick insects are a group of highly camouflaged insects.
Entries are listed below in alphabetical order a to z.
As their name suggests they look just like sticks and may even sway back and forth to more closely resemble a twig moving in the wind.