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.
All Indian Stick Insects have a red patch under each front leg as part of their natural colouring. It is not clear why they have such a pattern, but it could be used to communicate with other stick insects of its species, or to warn off any potential predators.
The stick insect can turn black before it molts. This insect can range in color from green to dark brown to even black.
The stick look-alike disguise is used so that the stick insect is not as easily detected and eaten by predators.
so they r the same colour as the twigs.
Black beauty stick insects can grow up to 6-7cm on average.
The longest species in Australia is the Titan stick insect the heaviest is the Goliath stick insect.
The female stick insects are always bigger.
My stick insect is an Indian Stick insect
Because it looks like a stick!
yes it does but it will change colour as it grows
The stick insect feeds mainly on the aphid which eats your plants. So no I would keep the stick insect.
Yes but it is called the British stick insect.
Yes, a stick insect is a herbivore and is also a vegetarian.
"Phasme" in English is "stick insect."
the best name for a girl stick insect is Twiggy
yes, a stick insect has a heart that is 15 for every insect in the world.