Blatchley walkingstick
Manomera blatchleyi
The Blatchley walkingstick is a stick insect from North America. Its long, thin body looks just like a twig. When it sits still, it is almost impossible to spot.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting, so you can watch it closely.
What does it eat?
Like other stick insects, it eats plant leaves.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Blatchley walkingstick about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Looking like a twig helps it hide from birds and other hungry animals.
2
Scientists split it into two subspecies.
3
It was first described in 1905.
you asked
Most asked questions about Blatchley walkingstick
?Is the Blatchley walkingstick dangerous?
No. Stick insects are harmless to people.
?What does the Blatchley walkingstick eat?
Plant leaves, like other stick insects.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Manomera blatchleyi
- Named by
- Caudell, 1905
- Group
- Stick and leaf insects
- Family
- Diapheromeridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Phasmatodea > Diapheromeridae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Manomera blatchleyi (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Pete Grannis. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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