It was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in a most unlikely place...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years
Fascinating walking stick makes a come back
thanks, moon!
Surely Track...I think it is too cool...ugly honker...but neat.
awesome. Didn't think that poor thing would ever get its legs out lol
Amazing something so large could come from such a small egg case....poor thing looked exhausted by the time it got its legs under it...grin
at least it doesn't spit blinding poison at your eyes the way our local ones do......8-)
Yeah, we have those rude buggers too. The walking stick in this pic is from Australia....it is over 8 inches in length...long and skinny and just hanging out by DDs front door...
they truly are a fascinating creature.
wow didn't know they spit. Glad I never messed with them
This one does Donna...two striped walking stick
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/301
http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Walkingstick.htm
yes, that one. most don't. hate to give all the little fellers a bad name.........8-)
My kids used to walk around with the brown ones riding on their shoulder....such fascinating critters...so good at camouflage...grin
funny seems everyone else only sees them when mating too(looking at the pics)
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