Walking Stick Gallery

NICHOLAS II & GEORGE V, 1909. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) with the Prince of Wales

NICHOLAS II & GEORGE V, 1909.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) with the Prince of Wales (future King George V of England) at Barton Manor on the Isle of Wight, England. Photograph, August 1909

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The Grenadier Guards (Colour-Sergeant & Sergeant-Major), 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co

The Grenadier Guards (Colour-Sergeant & Sergeant-Major), 1901. The Grenadier Guard, an infantry regiment of the British Army were deployed to South Africa, where they took part in the Battle of Modder River and the Battle of Belmont. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

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Skeleton shrimp (fam. Caprellidae)

Skeleton shrimp (fam. Caprellidae), amphipod about 1.3 cm long, also called Ghost shrimp and nicknamed the walking stick of the sea. The body is held upright by the hind legs, like a praying mantis. Usually seen on feather-like hydrozoans. In motion and close up, looks like an alien from another planet. Loloata Island Resort, off Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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