The European stick insect (Bacillus rossius) also called the European stick bug, European walking stick, or Mediterranean stick insect, is a species of stick insect, common in southern Europe. The species is endemic to the northwestern Mediterranean, especially Italy, Spain, Southern France, and the Balkans.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mediterranean stick insect being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bacillus atticus
- Clonopsis gallica
- Phalces brevis
- Pijnackeria masettii
- Clitarchus hookeri
- Acanthoxyla inermis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Bacillidae
- Genus
- Bacillus
- Species
- Bacillus rossius
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