Common Walkingstick
Diapheromera femorata
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Hanceville, Alabama
Barling, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Harrisburg, Arkansas
Brandon, Florida
Molino, Florida
Bainbridge, Georgia
Tifton, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Yale, Iowa
Wichita, Kansas
Hebron, Kentucky
Melbourne, Kentucky
Shreveport, Louisiana
Oakland, Maryland
Pasadena, Maryland
Holden, Massachusetts
Gladwin, Michigan
Hersey, Michigan
Milford, Michigan
Paris, Michigan
Saint Robert, Missouri
Las Vegas, Nevada
Toms River, New Jersey
Delanson, New York
Kerhonkson, New York
Bucyrus, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Corning, Ohio
Guysville, Ohio
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Boerne, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Chesapeake, Virginia
Woodbridge, Virginia
Yellow Spring, West Virginia
Augusta, Wisconsin
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themikesmom
shewhoplants
Capnover
luciee
csuziwin
hollys_hints
…………..a real live walking stick!! What a fun surprise. They DOOOO exist and in northern Michigan, how about that.
Of course, I had to go in the house & get my camera - had to document this, you know. Thankfully it was still there when I got back to the Hibiscus. It did not seem to be in any hurry to go anywhere. With a little prodding, I was able to get it to pose for the camera.
It definitely looks like a walking stick. I googled ‘walking stick’ & Wikipedia states that there are 3,00... read more
xaia
DiOhio
They eat foliage of deciduous trees and shrubs, especially oaks and hazelnuts.
Nymphs are green.
Adult males are brown and females are greenish-brown.
They are wingless.
They can regenerate lost legs.
Females drop eggs singly. Eggs overwinter among ground litter and hatch in spring, when nymphs push open domelike ends of the eggs. Nymphs crawl up woody vegetation at night to reach edible foliage.
Males are about 3" long and females 3 3/4" long.
TxTurqoize
foodog
Best Regards,
Gloria