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princessnonie New Caney, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 01, 2006

This guy was on my balcony in Southeast Texas

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DawnG Chardon, OH(Zone 5a) Aug 01, 2006

Here's a list I found of the species of stick insects that live in Texas.

Anisomorpha buprestoides
Anisomorpha ferruginea
Diapheromera arizonensis
Diapheromera covillea
Diapheromera femorata
Diapheromera persimilis
Diapheromera tamaulipensis
Diapheromera torquata
Diapheromera velii
Megaphasma denticrus
Parabacillus coloradus
Parabacillus hesperus
Pseudosermyle straminea
Pseudosermyle strigata
Sermyle mexicana

Yours looks like Diapheromera femorata to me, but I could be wrong.

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princessnonie New Caney, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 01, 2006

Thanks
I had no idea there were so many in Texas.
I'll try and narrow it down

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gldandrews Andrews, NC(Zone 6a) Aug 02, 2006

Here's another to throw into the mix Megaphasma dentricus (Gaint walkingstick). The description in The Audubon Society field guide of insects sound alot like you pic and there is a picutre of it also that looks very much like it.

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gldandrews Andrews, NC(Zone 6a) Aug 02, 2006

Oops I see it was listed. Here's a pic of a female. They are the largest of the walking sticks.
http://www.birdspiders.com/archive/2B984837G3048G23A9G27EC3208DD7819A0.html

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princessnonie New Caney, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 02, 2006

Thanks for your input..
Both these seem fatter and greener in the pictures I've seen of them..
Mine is very beige and very thin..
Or maybe femorata and dentricus are fatter and greener for another reason?

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