The walking stick family in north america is made up of about 30 species.
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.
Stick insects are the biggest insects in the world one species measures over 20 inches 51 centimeters long with its legs outstretched.
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.
Appearance identification.
Walking sticks in the u s.
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.
Vary in length.
Walking stick bugs from the phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae or twigs attached to a small branch.
Walking stick bugs facts identification control scientific name.
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.