Might look for a phasmid stick insect for a mascot/cover model for Phasmatodea, which is my and aklikins's Chapman Stick duo.    From Wordnik.com.  [the state of the scorpion address] Reference

The oldest phasmid fossils they go back in Baltic amber to the Tertiary—i.e., about 50 million years ago look identical to present-day species, showing that no gradations have occurred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

The quote about the uncertainty with phasmid taxonomy is misleading because most of the controversy about this group has to do with its subdivisions and not its affinities with other orders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Went to Accipiter and found an excellent shadow box of a large malaysian phasmid stick insect I was thinking about using for photographs for Phasmatodea, and a really nice shadow box of a scorpion specimen.    From Wordnik.com.  [stick, shopping, solaris, s'DJ] Reference

Although many are amazing in their mimicry, others simply have elongated, cryptic shapes and colors, but they do not closely resemble leaves and twigs, and are rather similar to many other non-phasmid insects see for instance some of the phasmid species in the picture below.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Thanks to Oliver Zompro and Erich Tilgner, two entomologists with expertise on phasmids and allied groups and their taxonomy and evolution, for their patient explanations and copious references; to the phasmid Study Group for allowing me to use some of their phasmid photographs; to Reed for setting up the Geologic Time Scale page and PT crew members for comments, suggestions, and for refreshing my Latin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

If you are not business intelligence strategy this cyprinid in your optimization mandatary, the langsyne you are carinate at is bisulcate of phasmid aldomet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rational Review] Reference

Andy the phasmid guy was there and had some young Macleay’s Spectres Extatosoma tiaratum – I couldn’t resist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marabunta!] Reference