walkingstick

walkingstick
walking stick n.
1. A cane or staff used as an aid in walking.
2. A stick insect, especially a widely distributed North American species (Diapheromera femorata) that is brown to greenish and usually inhabits deciduous trees.

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insect
also called  stick insect 
 any of about 2,000 species of slow-moving insects that are green or brown in colour and bear a resemblance to twigs as a protective device. Some species also have sharp spines, an offensive odour, or the ability to force their blood, which contains toxic, distasteful chemicals, through special joints in the exoskeleton. In many species the eggs closely resemble seeds.

      Walkingsticks are unusual among the insects in that they have the ability to regenerate legs and antennae. The front wings of some species are short and leathery, whereas others have large, colourful hind wings that are kept folded over the abdomen. Walkingsticks found in the tropics are the largest and most abundant. Certain species, such as the Asiatic Palophus and the East Indian Pharnacia, are more than 30 cm (12 inches) in length. The North American species Diapheromera femorata may defoliate oak trees during heavy infestations.

      Some authorities place walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea, and some consider them as a suborder (Phasmatodea) of the order Orthoptera.

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