Black Walking Stick Bug

Adults are present in august and september in the northern part of the range but because of their tendency to feed high in the canopy the insects are seldom seen.

Black walking stick bug.

Eurycantha horrida expels a very foul smelling fluid. Another food tree is the black locust robinia pseudoacacia. Stick insect species often called walking sticks range in size from the tiny half inch long timema cristinae of north america to the formidable 13 inch long phobaeticus kirbyi of borneo. The stick insect life cycle is hemimetabolous proceeding through a series of nymphal stages.

They are generally referred to as phasmatodeans phasmids or ghost insects. Walking stick insects of north america. Once adults they have beautiful red wings and red mandibles and yellow eyes. Males are smaller and more slender averaging 41 7 mm littig 1942.

Peruvian black beauty walking stick and the golden eyed stick insect. The black beauty walking stick can be differentiated from similar species by its small fore and hindwings. The two striped walking stick anisomortha buprestiordes a. Walking stick bug body structure and coloration resemble real twigs or branches so strongly that often birds or other predators do not notice them at all.

One of the most unique backyard insects one can come across is the walkingstick insect commonly called the stick bug. They re typically brown black or green with thin stick shaped bodies that help them blend in as they perch on twigs and branches. Stick insects are so named for their effective camouflageamong the woody plants where they feed. Appearance general information this stick insect originates from peru and is popular in captivity this species will grow up to 7 9cm long and having a velvety black appearance.

If this camouflage fails for whatever reason some species of walking sticks have other means to protect themselves. Entries are listed below in alphabetical order a to z. These names all refer to peruphasma schultei. Females average 67 7 mm in length.

Buprestiordes defends itself from predators people or pets by squirting a strong smelling milky like fluid reported to be painful if contacting the eyes of humans and pets. The black beauty walking stick has a couple of synonymous common names.