Illinois Raptor Center - A Walking Stick (Stick Bug) made a visit at my new residence on Lake Decatur. These things are sooooo cool and yet sooooo odd. I'm absolutely fascinated by
![Who is this giant friend hanging out on my garbage bin in northern Illinois? Is he missing a leg? Approximately 7-8 inches long. : r/whatsthisbug Who is this giant friend hanging out on my garbage bin in northern Illinois? Is he missing a leg? Approximately 7-8 inches long. : r/whatsthisbug](https://preview.redd.it/who-is-this-giant-friend-hanging-out-on-my-garbage-bin-in-v0-x398kijq4yyb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=538fa66010c82acb3eeeda8f0750ef5996a2c3f3)
Who is this giant friend hanging out on my garbage bin in northern Illinois? Is he missing a leg? Approximately 7-8 inches long. : r/whatsthisbug
![EENY-314/IN590: Twostriped Walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll) (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) EENY-314/IN590: Twostriped Walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll) (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae)](https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/image/IN590/Dbzohi8045/Dd4x418yem/Dd4x418yem-2048.webp)