Northern two-striped walkingstick
Anisomorpha ferruginea
The northern two-striped walkingstick is a long, thin insect that looks like a twig. It lives in North America. It has a secret weapon: when it feels in danger, it sprays a mist to keep enemies away.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Can bite
It does not bite, but it can spray a mist when it feels in danger. Keep it away from your face and eyes, and just watch it.
What does it eat?
Like other stick insects, it eats the leaves of plants.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Northern two-striped 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
One of its funny nicknames is prairie alligator.
2
Its mist contains a special chemical made by its own body.
3
It belongs to the striped walkingsticks, a family of stick insects.
you asked
Most asked questions about Northern two-striped walkingstick
?Is the northern two-striped walkingstick dangerous?
It can spray a mist to defend itself. Keep it away from your face and just watch it.
?What does a walkingstick eat?
Stick insects eat the leaves of plants.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Anisomorpha ferruginea
- Group
- Stick and leaf insects
- Family
- Pseudophasmatidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Phasmatodea > Pseudophasmatidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Dark walkingstick, Prairie alligator
Where the facts come from
- Anisomorpha ferruginea (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 Insects Unlocked. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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