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πŸͺ΅ Stick Insects

Common American Walking Stick

Diapheromera femorata

About

The most common stick insect in North America, with a slender brown or green body. During outbreak years it can defoliate large areas of deciduous forest.

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Did You Know?

During mass outbreaks, so many eggs fall from the trees that they can be heard hitting the leaf litter like rain, with densities of over 150 eggs per square meter.