As we walked home from dinner last night, my friend, Anna spotted this strange creature hanging from the white railing along the path. This is the largest walking stick that I have ever seen! Five of its legs are holding on to the railing, the sixth leg is dangling off to the right. Having six legs is one of the characteristics that tells you that this animal is an insect. Its head is right next to the tip of Anna’s middle finger and its long tail is hanging straight down.
Thank goodness this walking stick decided to hang out on the railing rather than in a tree. We never would have spotted it in a tree! Notice that it is shaped like a thin branch of a tree and it also has the perfect mottled coloration to look like a twig or branch. Nature creates well-adapted creatures for survival and this is one of my favorites!
- Fran Zakutansky
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