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Pair of walking sticks mating. This is the second pair I have found and found the same last year about this time.  - Anisomorpha buprestoides - male - female

Pair of walking sticks mating. This is the second pair I have found and found the same last year about this time. - Anisomorpha buprestoides - Male Female
Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: three & one half inches
Mating pair with male much smaller. He is lighter in color. Pairing last for approximately 24 hours.

Moved
Moved from Anisomorpha.

Careful.
These walkingsticks can spray a very irritating, milky chemical from glands in the 'neck.' They're pretty accurate, so keep your sunglasses on:-)

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