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Giant Walkingstick

Megaphasma denticrus

6,318 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 162, February 155, March 176, April 334, May 379, June 604, July 250, August 92, September 110, October 117, November 152, December 147.
Texas4,770
United States2,332
Arkansas361
Louisiana226
Missouri109
Oklahoma62
Mississippi61
Mexico32
Nuevo Leon26
Illinois19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderStick Insects · Phasmida
FamilyCommon Walking Stick Insects · Diapheromeridae
GenusMegaphasma

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