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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida) » Striped Walkingsticks (Pseudophasmatidae) » Anisomorpha » Anisomorpha ferruginea
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walking sticks Copulating 01 - Anisomorpha ferruginea - male - female
Copyright © 2007 elfman252

walking sticks Copulating 01 - Anisomorpha ferruginea - Male Female
Tulsa, Uninted States County, Oklahoma, USA
September 19, 2007
Size: 3"
i was out behind my shed moving some wood, lifted up a piece and saw all these walking stick copulating. Thought i would share with you guys.
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Contributed by elfman252 on 19 September, 2007 - 1:52pm
Last updated 14 October, 2008 - 9:59pm

Moved
Moved from Anisomorpha.
… john and jane balaban, 14 October, 2008 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

Anisomorpha ferruginea
Location means it's this species.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 October, 2008 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

Be careful!
These are in the genus Anisomorpha, and if they feel threatened they can squirt a jet of noxious, milky liquid at you. They can be pretty accurate at a fair distance, and you don't want that stuff in your eyes!
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 September, 2007 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

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