Walking stick bugs from the phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae or twigs attached to a small branch.
About walking sticks.
My size ranges from less than 1 inch to over 1 foot in length depending on my species.
A walking stick or walking cane is a device used primarily to aid walking provide postural stability or support or assist in maintaining a good posture but some designs also serve as a fashion accessory or are used for self defense.
Depending on the species.
Walking sticks are diverse group of insects that can be found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world only few species live in temperate areas.
I am usually found on bushes or in small trees.
Walking sticks or stick insects are a group of highly camouflaged insects.
These amazing bugs are hard to spot because they look so much like twigs until those twigs get up and walk away that is.
I only eat leaves and stems of plants and usually only eat at night.
My specialty is camouflage.
There are more than 3 000 species of walking stick bugs all over the world and in diverse climates so it s not surprising that not all walking stick bugs look alike.
They escape predation by blending into plant material.
Thanks to unusual morphology walking sticks are popular in the industry of exotic pets.
These insects are widespread and numerous in the wild.
Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become collector s items people with disabilities may use some kinds of walking sticks as a crutch.
Walking sticks inhabit forests and grasslands and spend their life on the bushes and small trees.
Stick insects are part of the order phasmatodea also known as phasmids and walking sticks and are most often found in subtropical tropical habitats when you can find them that is.