Prompt: Write a poem about an unusual insect
Have you ever seen a walking stick?
That six legged Phasmatodea?
You'll never see them if you don't look quick
Needle thin and hard to see
Masters of deception in the ways that they appear
Maybe black, grey or blue, but mostly green or brown
And six legs moving independently; now that is queer
Head, thorax and abdomen with antenna hanging down
They're vegetarians you know; that's an herbivore
Leaves and plants their diet, eating where they hide
Eggs are often laid, sometimes a thousand or more
And males aren't even necessary; something they decide
Three thousand species on every continent on earth
Except of course, the Arctic, they like the warmer climes
And if they get in trouble, of ploys there is no dearth
They can even lose their legs and re-grow them many times
Entomology is not my bag, I'd rather write than look at bugs
But my curiosity was piqued, so I chose to view these critters
Unlike the Monarch butterflies or the dainty Lady Bugs
I found, quite frankly, these walking sticks gave me the jitters!
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