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Like a lot of creatures they resort to camouflage, where the insect appears similar to a twig and mingles with its surroundings. They will sometimes sway from side to side as if moving in the wind, so as to simulate a leaf, or play dead. Many also use this method to attack their prey by surprise.
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What do stick insects do to defend themselves?
By using them stick.
What food web is a stick insect in?
The stick insects are low on the food web which means they have many predators. Some predators include birds, reptiles, ground rodents and even other insects.
Why are stick insects same colours as the trees?
so that they can comouflauge from their predators
Do stick insects eat themselves to stay alive?
yes
What are a stick insect's predators?
Stick insects are preyed upon by the praying mantis, lizards such as the chameleon, and insect-eating birds.
What are some funny facts about stick insects?
In every 1000 stick insects, only 1 is male. Also females can reproduce by themselves
How do walking sticks insects camouflage themselves?
It seems that stick insects do not camouflage themselves; they are born that way, i.e. looking like sticks!
Do orangutans hunt?
YES Orangutans hunt! they hunt FISH WITH A STICK! i learnt that!
What are some ways that a walking stick defends himself?
Insects protect themselves from prey by having ways to defend themselves, hence a stick bug has a secreting substance that can be shot into the eyes of its predator causing blindness. It also uses camouflage to hide from predators.ADD:Some species also have wings that allow short bursts of flight. There are also some species that have very small wings that are useless for flight but is thought that they "flash" these wings to deter predators.
Does stick insect camouflage?
Some Stick Insects can change their color and other can't but they blend in really good they do that to protect them selves from preditors they are also kept as pet alot and can get up to as long as a 1 foot (12")
What do walking sticks like to blend in to?
To hide an protect themselves from predators, stick bugs are fantastic at camouflaging themselves into various types of sticks and twigs. To help them, they change color too.(only to brown and green for all or most species)
Are walking sticks rare?
The number of stick insects is very low when comparing with other insects, such as grasshoppers, which live in similar habitat. Though it seems that nothing stop the grow of the population of stick insects, walking sticks are rare. Being rare is another survival factors of stick insects. The predators cannot depend on stick insects as a constant food source and have less chance to learn how to recognize the stick insects. Being rare could be considered a way of camouflage.
