Northern Walkingstick (2025)

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Detailing the physical features, habits, territorial reach and other identifying qualities of the Northern Walkingstick The fragile and gentle Northern Walkingstick is a harmless insect that is more often overlooked than discovered. Known Diet of the Northern-Walkingstick General Characteristics Taxonomic Hierarchy Identifying Information

Detailing the physical features, habits, territorial reach and other identifying qualities of the Northern Walkingstick

The fragile and gentle Northern Walkingstick is a harmless insect that is more often overlooked than discovered.

Updated: 01/29/2025; Authored By Staff Writer; Content ©www.InsectIdentification.org

Northern Walkingsticks are a child's favorite type of bug. They are large and utterly unique in their chameleon-like physiology. The Northern Walkingstick resembles a small woody branch, an ideal disguise for avoiding predators hunting in the woods.

Northern Walkingsticks differ in size between the sexes. Males are usually smaller than females. Males usually have a more brown color whereas the female may appear to be a more greenish brown. Antennae are common on both sexes and are about two-thirds the size of the overall body. Northern Walkingstick females lay their eggs, one at a time, on the ground before winter. There, young nymphs will hatch and climb up nearby vegetation to feed.

This species is cannot fly and moves very slowly, making it a great insect to use for introducing children to the world of bugs. The body and legs can be fragile, so they require a calm, gentle handler that will not drop them. Walkingsticks are vegetarians, feeding on the deciduous foliage of local trees and shrubs.©InsectIdentification.org

Known Diet of the Northern-Walkingstick

oak; hazelnut; shrubs; trees

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General Characteristics

Capability, Shape, Texture/Pattern, Benefits, Dangers

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Species Breakdown

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Phasmatodea

Family: Phasmidae

Genus: Diapheromera

Species: femorata

Identifying Information

Size, Colors, Features

Scientific Name: Diapheromerafemorata

Other Name(s): Walkingstick

Category: Walkingstick or Timema

Size (Adult; Length): 70mm to 95mm (2.75" to 3.74")

Colors: green; brown

Descriptors: slow; stick; twig

* MAP NOTES: The territorial heat map above showcases (in red) the states and territories of North America where the Northern Walkingstick may be found (but is not limited to). This sort of data is useful when attempting to see concentrations of particular species across the continent as well as revealing possible migratory patterns over a species' given lifespan. Some insects are naturally confined by environment, weather, mating habits, food resources and the like while others see widespread expansion across most, or all, of North America. States/Territories shown above are a general indicator of areas inhabited by the Northern Walkingstick. Insects generally go where they please, typically driven by diet, environmental changes, and / or mating habits.

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