The stick insect, also known as a walking stick or Phasmatodea, is the most bizarre creature we've ever seen up close. Tottering on thin, stem-like legs, its movements seemed mechanical, more like a robotic stick than a real animal.
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The stick insect, also known as a walking stick or Phasmatodea, is the most bizarre creature we've ever seen up close. Tottering on thin, stem-like legs, its movements seemed mechanical, more like a robotic stick than a real animal.
This big, green butterfly-like insect is actually a luna moth. Its pale green, almost-iridescent wings shimmered in the sun on the screen of our kitchen window all day long while it rested. The 4-inch-wide nocturnal creature didn't take flight until sunset.