stick insects
Camouflaged walking twigs
Stick insects are elongated insects that resemble twigs or branches, a camouflage that protects them from predators.
They move slowly and feed on leaves.
Some species are kept as pets.
Also called walking sticks.
The stick insect remained motionless on the branch, nearly invisible.
- walkingstickBranch-mimicking insect
- adaptationsChanges to fit conditions
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- parthenogenesisDevelopment from unfertilized ova
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