Nature has varied ways of protection and one of the most striking and camouflaged is a weird insect called the walking stick. If you have ever seen one of these amazing creatures in person its hard to believe that it is actually alive because is looks exactly like a stick. Composed of an actual branch that has been sand cast in sterling silver with fabricated legs, head and tail. This insect is sitting on a piece of “birch bark” fabricated from sterling silver over a copper base. The pin back mechanism is handmade from sterling silver and 18 gauge spring steel. The brooch measures approximately 3x2” not including the antenna which overhang the parameter of the bark by 1.5” Signed, hallmarked and dated 2024. Complimentary tracked and insured USPS Ground Advantage shipping within the US.