Stick insect/

multifunction

Saw this in west Cork last week.Its about 4 inches long .Never saw one before.Quality of photo isnt great but you can still make it out

recedite

Are they living there outside, wild, from year to year, or just someones pets released over this summer?
I thought they were native to India.

swifts need our help!

there are escaped stick insects living in the wild somewhere in England

thebishop

They have been living around here at least a hundred years.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2012/0825/1224322937030.html

Maudi

thebishop wrote: »

They have been living around here at least a hundred years.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2012/0825/1224322937030.html

Some lady was on here before saying she released some and they ate her garden but apparently the frost kills them off..

multifunction

Thanks for the replies.I took the photo at the sign for the Healy pass Kenmare side.I was chatting to a few locals at the time and they were as surprised as I was.The only reason I spotted it was it crawled on to my arm.

monkeynuz

Was looking at someone's garden yesterday in Castletownbere and the woman said could I spray the insects on the hedge to which I replied what insects and then she bashed a four inch long stick insect off the leylandii hedge and stamped on it, I had never heard of them being here before that's why I googled it and got this thread, she gets them every year.

recedite

monkeynuz wrote: »

she bashed a four inch long stick insect off the leylandii hedge and stamped on it...

They would fetch good money in the pet shops in Dublin :pac: