Insects: phasmids, walkingsticks.


	Phasmids are fairly common pets in Europe. Here in North America, they are gaining some popularity. The legality of keeping exotic phasmids is unclear, and even shipping across state lines may require a USDA permit. Herper.com's Phasmid Pages: Phasmids of North America NA Mantid/Phasmid Bibliography Key to Timema in North America Husbandry of phasmids: Keeping the Northern Walking Stick Mark Watson's Stick Insect Page Henning's Stick Insects Walking Sticks: The Perfect Insect Pet Phasmid Study Group Phasmid science: Australian Phasmids (Stick Insects) Stick Insects of Australia Project A Guide to the Genera of Stick- and Leaf-Insects of New Guinea
					Feeder Insects Cockroaches Mantids Phasmids Assassin Bugs Beetles Other Insects
	Entomological publication links (PDF): Burrows & Morris. 2002. Jumping in a winged stick insect. J Exp. Biology 205: 2399-2412. Nosil, et al. 2003. Reproductive isolation driven by the combined effects of ecological adaptation and reinforcement. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 270: 1911-8. Thomas. 2001. The twostriped walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides... Ent. Circular No. 408, FL Dept. Agr. & Cons. Serv. Ueckert & Hansen. 1972. Diet of walkingsticks on Sandhill rangeland in Colorado. J Range Management 25(2): 111-3.