Walking sticks in the u s.
Walking stick bug weight.
Stick insect species often called walking sticks range in size from the tiny half inch long timema cristinae of north america to the formidable 13 inch long phobaeticus kirbyi of borneo.
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.
Appearance identification.
These amazing bugs are hard to spot because they look so much like twigs until those twigs get up and walk away that is.
They are fairly easy to recognize due to their long slender body legs and close resemblance to a tree twig.
Vary in length.
The phasmatodea also known as phasmida phasmatoptera or spectra are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects stick bugs walking sticks or bug sticks they are generally referred to as phasmatodeans phasmids or ghost insects phasmids in the family phylliidae are called leaf insects leaf bugs walking leaves or bug leaves.
Depending on the species walking sticks can grow from 1 to 12 inches 2 5 to 30 centimeters long with females usually growing bigger than the males.
Stick insects are the biggest insects in the world one species measures over 20 inches 51 centimeters long with its legs outstretched.
Walking stick bugs from the phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae or twigs attached to a small branch.