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Insect ID
Posted on 10/3/25 at 10:59 pm
Posted on 10/3/25 at 10:59 pm
Any ideas? It was about 3” long and had a smaller one (male) attached to its back. Creepy
Posted on 10/3/25 at 11:01 pm to Bamafig
Walkingstick, technical term, thats a stick bug baw
Posted on 10/3/25 at 11:08 pm to TheGeauxt9
Probably so. I’ve never seen one that fat. (I don’t need the Michael Scott joke)
Posted on 10/3/25 at 11:12 pm to Bamafig
Man, that’s a gnarly looking creature!
Posted on 10/4/25 at 8:08 am to Bamafig
2 striped walking stick. Common for the larger female to have the male "ghost rider" on their back. They also can eject acidic venom from some glands on their body which can cause blindness, not even kidding. Best to leave alone.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 3:41 pm to Tangineck
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back. They also can eject acidic venom from some glands on their body which can cause blindness
Damn!
Posted on 10/4/25 at 6:12 pm to Bamafig
I remember camping in the 90s for boy scouts and waking up with one of those monsters inches from my face on the inside of my mosquito netting. Still gives me the heebie-jeebies many years later.
I slid right on out onto the ground as flat as I could.
I slid right on out onto the ground as flat as I could.
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