Male stick insects are often much smaller than their female counterparts.

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Up close with a Brazilian stick insect.

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, female perched on an oak branch.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male and female.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, female perched on an oak branch.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male perched on an oak branch.

Illinois, USA
An egg emerges from the abdomen of a Northern Walking  Stick Diapheromera femorata.  The eggs fall to the forest floor where they overwinter before hatching.

Illinois, USA
Timema represents an ancient lineage of walking sticks that are more cricket-like in appearance than most other members of the order.

California, USA
Parabacillus hesperus - Western Short-Horned Walking Stick. 

Nevada, USA
Male stick insects are often much smaller than their female counterparts.

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Male stick insects are often much smaller than their female counterparts.

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Male stick insects are often much smaller than their female counterparts.

Minas Gerais, Brazil
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