Twig-like walkingsticks relatively huge but harmless

Looking out the window recently, I noted a mosquito-sized bug on the screen that upon closer inspect was not a mosquito.

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Assume that you found an object look like a dead twig. You wonder if it might be a stick insect. How could you determine if it is a living thing? - Quora

Assume that you found an object look like a dead twig. You wonder if it might be a stick insect. How could you determine if it is a living thing? - Quora

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