Two-striped Walkingstick-Anisomorpha buprestoides

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:07 pm

I found these guys hanging out behind a palm tree,, never seen one of these before either,, came back to do some research and this is what was reported "Members of this genus can deliver a chemical spray to the eyes that can cause corneal damage " sheesh,,,,,, some of these bugs have some kind of defense mechanisms

jmlphoto · Post by **jmlphoto** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:07 pm

not very good at blending in are they, good shot.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:46 am

Good shot there Jim. Insects do have some amazing defenses.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:37 am

These are sure different Jim. We don`t see to many walking sticks here in the forums. Male & female? How big? Just wear safety glasses

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:33 pm

thanks all,, kinda different, Doug the female was about 4" in length,, there were dozens of these in areas,, kind of havin there own little orgies if you will,, yes. male and female here,, male being the smaller