Blatchley's Walkingstick vs Sabah Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Blatchley's Walkingstick Sabah Stick Insect
Scientific Name Manomera blatchleyi Aschiphasma annulipes
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Diapheromeridae Aschiphasmatidae
Size 5-7 cm 50-70mm
Habitat Woodlands Forests
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions United States (Southeastern) Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Blatchley's Walkingstick

A slender, brown walkingstick found in the southeastern United States. It is named after the American entomologist Willis Blatchley.

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Did You Know?

Males are noticeably smaller and thinner than females, a common trait in Diapheromeridae.

Sabah Stick Insect

A unique stick insect that mimics a centipede rather than a twig. Its body is segmented and flattened with banded legs. It runs rapidly across the forest floor, behaving more like a centipede than a phasmid.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the only stick insects that mimics a centipede instead of a plant, running quickly across the forest floor.