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Stick Insects
Just as the name implies, they look like a stick, with legs. Entomologists are still working on grouping these animals. Many newly discovered species have not been formally described but there are about 3,000 species classified and the list is growing.
548 Questions
My stick insects don't reproduce what do they need?
They don't need anything! They lay their own eggs!
What is the northern walking stick insects behaviors?
The behavior of the Northern Walking Sticks are:
They hide when their prey is around. (birds, small mammals)
They blend in with sticks/twigs in order to not get eaten.
They release a bad smelling liquid when being attacked.
Is it dangerous for a child to eat a walking stick?
Well, it is not healthy! The biggest risk are wood splinters and wood pulp if a tree branch. Wood does not digest easily and could perforate the intestines. Take your child to the doctor.
How did the walking-stick insect get its name?
The name is descriptive. Walking-stick insects have evolved a shape that resembles a stick or small branch on a tree. They camouflage themselves by holding very still so they blend in with the surrounding branches on a tree.
Stick bugs are illegal to possess or sell in British Columbia, Canada. Many people like to breed them to feed to their reptiles. But if you are caught, they will be seized.
How can you get rid of the two striped walking stick?
we had an infestation of two striped walking sticks amongst some azaleas across the front of our house. they were causing almost complete defoliation. we could not find the culprit, until we went out at night with a flashlight and found thousands hanging from the leaves that were left. interestingly enough we did not find any on the many other azalea beds around our house. not knowing what to do, we decided to try Bengal roach spray, as it is usually very effective on any insect. within minutes, they were falling off of the leaves, and died soon after. that was last year. just this evening we saw our first walking stick of the season and we sprayed again. several pairs (about 12 or so) started falling out of the azaleas dying. we had not noticed any defoliation as of yet. i hope this is the last of those destructive insects.
What is the difference between solitary insects and social insects?
Solitary insects are alone and while social insects live together. My dad told me that one!
they have a smooth texture, almost of wrinkled skin or smooth bark
you do
What do walking sticks eggs look like?
Their eggs, which look like seeds, are deposited randomly on the ground these often pass two winters before hatching in the spring.
Could be a velvet ant, these are not ants they are wingless female wasps and can give out a bad sting so dont handle them.
What are some facts related to stick insects?
- Some species of stick insect can spray defensive fluid, but it is NOT poison. The fluid is harmless, but has a strong odor and at worst can cause slight itching in the nose and/or eyes. The spray is used to stop predators eating them.
- However, the Two-Striped Walking Stick (Anisomorpha buprestoides) is said to have a defensive spray that can cause temporary blindness if caught in the eyes.
- Many stick insects, adults and nymphs alike, will often curl their tails up much like how a scorpion holds its tail. Some stick insects do this so well the Extatosoma tiaratum (Giant Prickly) were used in the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" as fake scorpions.
- Extatosoma tiaratum nymphs are also quite remarkable; The eggs are often carried by ants into their colonies, where they eat the knob-like Capitulum and leave the rest unharmed. The stick insect hatchlings, once hatched, resemble the ants (usually in the Leptomyrmex genus) with their red heads, white collar and dark body. The nymphs can also run incredibly fast and are very active, much like the ants.
- 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.
- The word Phasmida (the order to which Stick insects belong) is derived from a Greek word meaning "apparition" and refers to the way in which they can camouflage so well they are hardly seen.
- Stick Insects can range from 1.16cm to 32.8cm (0.46 inches to 12.9 inches) depending on the species.
- The eggs of Stick insects are among the largest in the insect kingdom, with some reaching over eight millimetres long.
Do stick insects have spiracles?
All insects have spiracles. This is how they breathe because they do not have lungs like vertebrates do!
Without knowing in what part of the world this was seen it is not possible to say exactly what species it is. But there is no insect I know of with two sets of wings that are not on the same thorax.
What I think you have seen is two insects mating, joined tail to tail, and I have seen pairs of insects fly in this configuration.
Do stick insects live in the desert?
I don't no but i know that they like to be camouflaged so i don't think so
