No you don't but the eggs will only produce female phasmids.
No you don't but the eggs will only produce female phasmids.
A male stick insect will not lay eggs. However, a female stick insect is parthenogenetically, and can lay eggs without mating with a male.
yes it does!
This greatly depends on what stick insect you have. If it is an Indian Stick Insect it is most likely female, as the males are incredibly rare and the females produce eggs without the assistance of a male.
probably about 260 depends, and they do not eat their young the only thing they can eat is leaves and other thin things like molted skin and i have a stick insect and i don't know if its a male or a female and i found a stick insect on my window wich is gross knowing that theres hundreds more. :/
This depends on the species. For most, there are male and female stick insects, but there are species (like the Indian Stick Insect) that are populated by all females. The female is larger than the male.
No. I have breed Stick insects for 2 years. In fact in some species the female carrys the males round on their backs.
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.
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.
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.
You can't they are asexual. most of them are female an the males don't com around very often. Plus if you do get a male the female will try to fight with him to earn dominance.ADD:Not all species of stick insect are asexual. Many species need a mate to fertilise the eggs so males are just as common as females. A male stick insect, just like most insects, are always much smaller than the females. Females are usually broader and longer while the males are usually slender and shorter.Also the males have a little bump on the end of their tails.
You have to breed with a ditto if it is a male