What is the purpose of a walking stick bug?
One of the reasons that they look like sticks is so they can graze on the leaves of their preferred trees in peace.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Stick insects

Family
Striped walkingsticks

Species
Southern two-striped walkingstick (Anisomorpha buprestoides)