Subject: Stick bug love?
Geographic location of the bug: Gulfshores, Alabama
Date: 08/12/2018
Time: 01:22 PM EDT
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How you want your letter signed: Lower Alabama Bug guy
Mating Muskmares
Dear Lower Alabama Bug guy,
These are Two-Striped Walkingsticks in the genus Anisomorpha, commonly called Muskmares because the much smaller male rides the larger female during mating, as your image illustrates, and because, according to BugGuide: “Members of this genus can deliver a chemical spray to the eyes that can cause corneal damage.”
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Location: Gulfshores, Alabama
