Identify this bug?

[goldseekur]

What kind of bug is this? I have never seen one like this before. It was crawling up the side of the house and I did not want to get too close. Hope the photo is clear enough for someone to identify.

[John_W]

Could be from the praying mantis family. It states they are not dangerous, in fact you can hold out your hand and they walk on it.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Large_brown_mantid_white.jpg/240px-Large_brown_mantid_white.jpg

[jscottb]

Is is called a two striped walking stick.