dieterschulten's Identifications

Found on my porch, alive. My pen measures exactly 5 inches, and I can see this Walking Stick is 2 inches longer. It is nearly as big around as the pen, but lacks just a little.

The eyes are up on what appears a 45 degree twig but the mouth appears to be at the bottom of the joint.

Very aggressive - it jumped at me several times as I was taking photos. I managed to get it back onto the fern where it had been.
Great insect !