Juvenile Two-Striped Walkingsticks - Anisomorpha buprestoides Jupiter Ridge Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA February 1, 2007 Size: ~3 cm (each)
Adults have been sighted at this location before. This close-up shows the pronotal gland (the opening on the thorax parallel with the eye) where the walkingstick expels it's defensive excretion
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 5 February, 2007 - 6:52pm Last updated 2 June, 2009 - 4:37pm |