Did you spot it? First I’ll show the original photo, then Mark’s reveal.
Mark’s reveal and notes:
Here she is! I also include another picture of her in the hand. The species is Diapheromera femorata.
Here’s the walking stick!
June 3, 2019 • 12:00 pm
Oh, not one of these then?
https://www.co-opmobility.co.uk/product-images/extra-large/derby-handle-wooden-walking-stick-brown.jpg
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The picture was full of those. They just needed to be carved out of the trees.
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Very good!
When I first saw the photo, I knew I wouldn’t find it. I looked for a while and nothing. Thanks for the reveal.
You know it8s a girl?
Yes. The abdomen and the markings on the legs are different between males and females.
Interesting. Should name her Twiggy. I’ve always loved stick bugs.
I’m having a flashback to a terrible disco in 1980s Essex.
It’s a lot smaller than I thought.
Very hard to judge scale in that photo!
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I would rate this one as “impossibly hard.”
There’s a branch behind and parallel to the stick insect that I stared out for a while trying to decide if that was it. I can’t believe I was so close but never saw it.