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Walkingstick

Description:

seems to be a member of the stick insect family

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Walking stick insect
Phasmatodea Phasmatodea


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6 Comments

RickiMarieFerrence
RickiMarieFerrence 12 years ago

Thank you

RickiMarieFerrence
RickiMarieFerrence 12 years ago

Well that does make sense

RickiMarieFerrence
RickiMarieFerrence 12 years ago

I guess I should specify that I want to know the exact species, I know the family

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

There are many types of phasmatodea. All have 6 legs. I suspect this guy has lost a couple of his as all insects have 6 legs. It's not uncommon for this to happen as their legs are very fragile.

RickiMarieFerrence
RickiMarieFerrence 12 years ago

body is also different...

RickiMarieFerrence
RickiMarieFerrence 12 years ago

but it only has 4 legs?

Ohio, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2011
Submitted on Sep 7, 2011

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