I found a walkingstick bug in my car, do you know what type it is?

Question

Its body was about three inches long, and it looked like an overgrown Western Waterscorpion. I don't think it is a western waterscorpion, though, since it's too big and I live in MD and I don't live near water. Except for the exceptions I've listed, it looks exactly like the western waterscorpion.

I used a piece of paper to maneuver it out of my car and stuck it in one of my trees.

It doesn't look like a Northern walkingstick.

I'm comparing it to photos in my National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders.

Any clues as to what it is?

Even a website with lots of photos would be helpful.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Learn to ID it with the help of these sites -

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

Answer 2

Look up praying mantis.. See if that's it