ナナフシ

noun

stick insect; walking stick; leaf insect

Refers to any insect of the order Phasmatodea, including both stick insects and leaf insects. In everyday Japanese, ナナフシ typically brings to mind the long, thin stick-like species.

• 庭にわでナナフシを見みつけた。

  I found a stick insect in the garden.

• ナナフシは木きの枝えだに擬ぎ態たいする。

  Stick insects mimic tree branches.