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.

Photography The End of Austin

Chapter 3: Entomology – Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook

Mantid, Identification, Habitat & Diet

Arthropoda Northwest Naturalist

Chapter 3: Entomology – Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook

Stick Insects National Geographic

Taking care of stick insects, looking after stick insects

How Animal Camouflage Works

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

Are praying mantises and walking sticks periodical insects like cicadas? They were in nearly every patch of long grass near my home on the north shore of Lake Erie two summers ago

Do stick insects have wings? - Quora

5 Insects That Perfected the Art of Camouflage

Wikijunior:Bugs/Walking Stick - Wikibooks, open books for an open world

Facts About the Walking Stick Bug