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
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
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
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
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