Tag: Phasmatodea
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100/150: Phasmids, the masters of disguise!
Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae: Diapheromerinae: Diapheromera: Diapheromera femorata (Say, 1824) The common walking stick (Diapheromera femorata) is the only species walking stick found in Canada. Phasmids are excellent at camouflage and are commonly mistaken for twigs and leaves, accomplishing this feat by body modifications that resemble leaf veins and bark like tubercles. Phasmids will…