Saturday, November 4, 2023

Walking Stick of Victory

This thing showed up last summer on the Winged Victory of Samothrace statuette on my front porch.

2023-11-04. Walking Stick 01
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2023-11-04. Walking Stick 02

It is a Walking Stick, of course; also known as Stick Insect and various other names.

They have no wings. They climb around in trees, eating leaves and looking like twigs. Sometimes they climb down from the trees, evidently, to appreciate Art.

2 comments:

Janice said...

Love this picture. How nice of that insect to perch on a background that made it so easy to see and photograph!

Ainsworthiana said...

I like the way he looked right at the camera in the second pic!