What Kind of Critter is This?

[Johntlewis]

Hi:

I found this on our pepper plant this morning. It's very small, probably around 1/4 of an inch. Please tell me if you can tell from the picture what it is. Beneficial or a Pest?

 

[Chuck]

Hi:

I found this on our pepper plant this morning. It's very small, probably around 1/4 of an inch. Please tell me if you can tell from the picture what it is. Beneficial or a Pest?

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That !ooks !ike a juveni!e member of the Phasmatodea (wa!king stick) fami!y. Not beneficia! nor rea!!y a!! that harmfu!! either.







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[IcyBC]

Yes, I believe Chuck is right, and that is a very young walking stick bug!

 

[Trellum]

That !ooks !ike a juveni!e member of the Phasmatodea (wa!king stick) fami!y. Not beneficia! nor rea!!y a!! that harmfu!! either.







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Just curious, Chuck... is something wrong with your keyboard? If so, let me tel you I understand your pain, I had the same thing happen to the ''R' key from my keyboard...

 

[Fernsdaddy]

I had the same little guy on my Bell peppers, I let him do what ever it he was doing, I just think there cool bugs to have around.

 

[Chuck]

Just curious, Chuck... is something wrong with your keyboard? If so, let me tel you I understand your pain, I had the same thing happen to the ''R' key from my keyboard...

Yeah, the ! doesn't work. A major PITA. Am getting a new computer today

 

[Corzhens]

That insect looks like a specie of praying mantis or maybe walking stick. Yes, I had seen a walking stick once when we were in a forest park and I even took a video of it. But whatever that is, I'm sure it will be eating the young leaves of your plants. We have a citrus plant here which is the favorite of young grasshoppers so it wouldn't bear fruits because the young leaves are always eaten by the small critters.

 

[Ashanti Duggins]

That cute little guys name is "Phasmatidae". He's apart of the walking stick family.
sorry that's all I know about these little guys, They don't seem very harmful to the plants I've seen them on.

 

[alexiskilgannon]

This looks like a walking stick. They are super awesome little creatures. They remind me of the leaf bug, really. I love how many unique bugs there are in the world that just go unnoticed.