On Tuesday, we caught a 5.5 inch walking stick bug. We compared him to a Praying Mantis, who has a fatter body, thicker front legs, larger head, and shorter antenna. The Walking Stick Bug is able to re-grow a leg, if taken off. (We did not try this...) He crawled around on my hand, arm and shoulder for quite a bit, and the students were very quiet the entire time!
The children really liked watching him test the air with his front leg, to see if he would walk further. They also marvelled about the tiny "spikes" on his legs. He was a nice green color when we found him, and he slightly changed when he came in contact with my dark shirt. We released him on a plant near the door, because we found that they eat plants and leaves. We saw him still there the next day....
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We'll try to get you some drones to take back when you visit. They'll flip to see you handle a bee!
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