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Are male stick insects black?
This depends on the colouring of the species, but no, not all male stick insects are black. Most of the time both genders have the same or similar colouration.Both male and female Peruphasma Schultei stick insects are black.
What do stick insects eat in the winter?
same as they usually do, brambles and privet.
How does the stick insect change color?
It can change completely to it's surroundings mostly leaves and is famous foe being 'the unseen insect'. However, while stick insects are masters of disguise, they cannot change colour at will. A stick insect can be a different colour to another of the same species due to being in a different environment, having a slightly different diet and some species will slowly change colour when moulting, but they can not change colour like a chameleon can.
Is the water stick insect herbivorous?
No, water stick insects are carnivorous. a good clue to this is their forelegs which are adapted for grasping [raptorial] an adaptation enabling them to catch hold of other small creatures. I am currently looking at a trio of water stick insects which a friend and I managed to catch. Although I have not seen them eat I have seen one holding, very tightly, a damselfly nymph which it had caught. Each of the specimens I have before me are roughly three inches long, including their tail breathing tubes. Water stick insects are also called water scorpions. They are not the same family as stick insects.
What time of year do stick insects come out?
Actually, stick insects will mate at any time of year. Stick insects often live in warm and tropical places where there is no such thing as "winter" or "autumn". The weather is usually stable and stays the same all year round, so stick insects will mate at any time once they have reached adulthood and found a mate.
Do stick insects slither What do they do?
No they do not slither they walk with 6 legs with the front 2 and the back 2 going at the same time with the same leg. The middle 2 egs walk with the opposite leg to the rest.Stick insects do sway though, from side to side to imitate branches blowing in the wind.
Are all woods the same color?
No. The wood from different species of trees can be many colours ... Pine is white and Mahogany is red while Ebony is black, to name just three
Why your stick insect has turned black?
Not all stick insect species have red front legs. The Indian Stick Insect is very well known for its bright red found on the inside of its front legs. It is not clear why it is coloured in such a way, but there are some possible reasons: Red could distract a predator from eating it, as many animals will refrain from eating a bug with red colouring as this often means they are poisonous or don't taste nice. Many harmless creatures, like stick insects, use this tactic as well. Another possible theory is that the red is for communicating to other stick insects of the same species.
What is the order of insects?
All insects are not in the same order, they are in the same class, Insecta, but below that they are different, I think there are 20-30 different orders of insects.
Is a stick bug an praying mantis the same?
Most likely not, they are predatory insects. But since they are the same size I don't think the mantis could kill it. I would not risk it though.
How might associative learning explain why unrelated distasteful or stinging insects have similar colors?
If a predator learns that an insect that looks a certain way (has a certain colour display) stings or is distasteful then it will avoid eating other insects with those colours, even if those insects are of a different species and do not sting or are not distasteful. If those two unrelated insect species have the same predatores, then eventually the individuals that mimic those that sting or are distasteful will leave more descendants than others in their species that do not have those colours and the species will tend to look more and more like those that do.
Are palm trees the same as coconut trees?
a palm tree that produces coconuts.
