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Walking stick, stilt bug? - Barce fraterna - male
Copyright © 2008 Antonio Liberta

Walking stick, stilt bug? - Barce fraterna - Male
New York City, Queens County, New York, USA
August 28, 2007
Found walking on the ceiling in my hallway. At first I thought it was a baby walkingstick but I've only ever seen one here in NYC. Then up close I noticed it's front two legs resembled those of a praying mantis including how it held them up (also has small spines like a mantis). Also the head reminded me of some of the true bugs. Any ideas?

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Walking stick, stilt bug? - Barce fraterna - male Walking stick, stilt bug?
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Contributed by Antonio Liberta on 7 January, 2008 - 11:10pm
Last updated 12 August, 2019 - 1:26pm

Moved
Moved from Barce.
… v belov, 12 August, 2019 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Thread-legged Bugs.
… J. D. Bradshaw, 14 February, 2008 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Looks like Thread-legged Bugs (Emesinae), but I'm not sure
http://bugguide.net/node/view/213/bgpage
… John R. Maxwell, 7 January, 2008 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah
Yeah definitely looked like the first picture in Genus Barce, thanks!
… Antonio Liberta, 7 January, 2008 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Emesinae
I LOVE these guys -- I've found several around spiderwebs. Apparently, they are kleptoparasites of the spider's prey!
… Sam Kieschnick, 8 January, 2008 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

 
Make sense
That would explain why it was in my hallway, for someone reason I get a lot of sac spiders and house spiders in there among others.
… Antonio Liberta, 8 January, 2008 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

 
And...
...this is a male Barce.
… J. D. Bradshaw, 14 February, 2008 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

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