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Can a stick insect produce eggs without a mate?
Yes, all stick insects can produce unfertilized eggs via parthenogeneses. Some species do have males which can produce fertilized eggs, but all females are able to produce eggs without a mate.
Where and how does a walking stick lay her eggs?
Female stick insects begin to lay eggs about a week or two after the have reached adulthood. Some species of stick insects have males to fertilize the eggs, but all species will lay eggs without needing the help of a male if there is not one present. A female stick insect will then lay eggs nearly every day for the rest of her life.
How to tell the difference between stick insect pooh and eggs?
Stick insect eggs look like small seeds, and are generally dark brown in color. They are rounded and are fairly easy to separate from droppings because they look nothing alike.
When do stick insects get pregnant?
Stick Insects, like all Insects, produce eggs. Some species of Stick Insect will lay unfertilized eggs without the presence of a male. This process is called Parthenogenesis. Other species of Stick Insect do need a male and female pair so the eggs are fertilized before they are laid. Fertilized eggs will produce both male and female offspring, whereas unfertilized eggs will only produce females.
Indian stick insects eat each other?
Indian Stick Insects, like all stick insect species are herbivores. An Indian Stick Insect will not attack or eat another stick insect. The closest they get is eating old skins from a moulting to take in all the nutrients.
Is a walking stick insect a vertebrate or invertebrate?
No definetely not, stick insects belong to the insect world
All the insect lay eggs?
PooPoo!
How can you find out if a stick insect is an insect?
The clue is in the name, it is an insect. Also, it has 6 legs like all insects.
What is the national stick insect day all about?
about africans
Are stick insects called walking sticks?
They are called stick insect that's all!!
Do females stick insects need a male to lay eggs?
Some stick insect species do have the males and females sexes, but other species do not. It really depends on the exact species as to how they reproduce. For example, the best known stick insects are the Indian Stick Insect (also known as the Laboratory Stick Insect). These can grow to around 10cm (4 inches). They are known to reproduce parthenogenically, a word that means an unfertilized egg is capable of hatching into a new individual. Males of this species are unrecorded, although gynandromorphs are quite common. Gynandromorph meaning having both male and female parts.
Where do stick bugs mate?
A lot of species of stick insects are parthenogenic meaning they do not need to mate to produce fertile eggs. If a female mates with a male the eggs ill be both male and female if not the eggs will all be female.
