Family: Phasmidae, Walkingsticks view all from this family

Description The Palmetto Walkingstick is a member of the family Phasmidae. The walkingstick has a greatly elongated, almost cylindrical body with a long thorax and a long abdomen. It has long, threadlike antennae on a tiny head; long, slender legs on the front, middle, and rear portions of the thorax; and short, 1-segmented cerci at the tip of the abdomen. The tarsi are 5-segmented. Nymphs are green, becoming a twiglike brown at maturity. They show an amazing ability to regenerate lost legs. These insects are found mostly in the South, where some species grow to a length of 5 7/8" (150 mm).