TTENDING TO PRECISION The diagram shows an insect called a walking stick. Use the ruler to estimate the length of the abdomen and the length of the thorax to the nearest $\frac{1}{4}$ inch. A diagram showing a walking stick insect. A walking stick has two front legs, two middle legs and two back legs. The distance between the tail and the point of origin of the back legs is labeled as the length of the abdomen. The distance between the point of origin of the back legs and the point of origin of the front legs is labeled length of the thorax. A ruler is placed below the walking stick to measure the length of the abdomen and the length of the thorax. The scale of the ruler is in inches. The length of the abdomen starts at the 0 inch mark and ends at approximately 2 and one fourth inches. The length of the thorax starts at approximately 2 and one fourth inches and ends at approximately 4 inches.
