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Walkingstick

A picture of a Walkingstick

Photo by:
Dorling Kindersley

Walkingstick, also stick insect, common name for insect so named because it closely resembles a twig of the plants on which most species of walkingsticks live.

A picture of Leaf Insect Eggs

Photo by:
Dorling Kindersley

The insect's body is long and slender, the legs are also twiglike, and the wings are sometimes absent, sometimes rudimentary, and sometimes

A picture of a Cryptic Stick Insect (click to enlarge)

click to enlargePhoto by:
G. I. Bernard/
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leaflike. Walkingsticks are found mostly in tropical climates, where some species are known to grow to a length exceeding 30 cm (12 in).

Scientific classification: Walkingsticks belong to the order Phasmida.

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