Can anyone please tell us something about a bug that was on our front door?

Question

We have a pic of a bug that looks alot like a grasshopper...But it was about 2 1/2 inches long and moved really slow almost like a mechanical robot...It was a weird looking creature and we are wondering if anyone can tell us what it could have been....Thanks.

Answer 1

If it looked like a stick, it was a walking stick.  

Answer 2

hmmm   I dno .

maybe it was some form of grasshoppper just a really big one?

Im more of the doctor person lmao

Answer 3

sounds like a katydid google it and see

Answer 4

Depending on where you live it could have been a cicada. Don't know if that is the correct spelling. They are in the Southwest especially.

Answer 5

Katydid.  Some have a leafy appearance.

http://www.charliesbirdblog.com/~charlie...

They're harmless to humans, i.e. they don't bite or sting.