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Walking Stick sp. - Diapheromera - male
Copyright © 2007 Philip Kline

Walking Stick sp. - Diapheromera - Male
Cienega Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 16, 2007
Size: Large (body 4"+)
Kind of hard to see against the background, but this guy was pretty quick. I think it's a male owing to the enlarged upper section of the middle legs.
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Contributed by Philip Kline on 19 October, 2007 - 12:21am
Last updated 25 November, 2007 - 11:42am

Yes.
Male Diapheromera sp. The claspers at the tip of the abdomen identify the gender as much as the swollen middle "thighs."
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 October, 2007 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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