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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.
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How can you tell stick insects are male or female?
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.
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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.
Beetle. Coleoptera. Biting mouth parts. The forewings are changed to form hard generally smooth elytra which protect the flimsy membranes of the hind wings, which are the actual flight wings. Elytra often brightly coloured. Lady beetle is a good example. The Thorax is movable.
What is the weight of walkingstick insect?
This all depends on the type of walking stick insect, its age and size, and other similar factors. On average, a walking stick insect weighs around a quarter of an ounce.
What sort of cocoon looks like sticks?
Many caterpillars make cocoons that look like sticks. They look like little bundles of tiny twigs, and the caterpillars use them as they transform into butterflies.
Based on information in http://www.gardeninsects.com/ladybugs.asp and http://www.gardeninsects.com/ladybugs.asp it would seem that the mating season is anytime that the ladybugs are not hibernating. Typical life cycles are 3-4 weeks or up to six weeks in cooler spring seasons. There may be 5 - 6 generations produced per year.
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They don't need to give them water directly as you would a cat or dog; but they do benefit from a light spraying of water on the plant food to keep the enclosure moist and allows the stick insects to drink droplets of water from the leaves.
A lot of species of stick insects are parthenogenic meaning they do not need to mate to produce fertile eggs. If a female mates with a male the eggs ill be both male and female if not the eggs will all be female.
What are stick insect enemies?
Stick insects have the appearance of sticks, but with legs. These insects have taken the art of disguise to extremes. Many species have stem or leaf like bodies and subtle colours make them almost indistinguishable from the foliage of their food plants. Most species are harmless, although some sport bright colours on their bodies or wings to attract mates or to ward away predators, while some can emit a defensive spray which is described as strong or foul-smelling when threatened.
Some species also have large wings such as the Pink-Winged and can glide short distances.
What is the life cycle of the walking stick insect?
The life cycle of a walking stick insect is very similar to that of any other insect. It starts as an egg, then becomes a nymph. It then grows to maturity (adulthood) and reproduces. Some walking stick insects live for several months up to two years.
What is the walking stick insects defense against predators?
Many species use their dull colours as camoflage to hide from predators. Others can spray a foul smelling and tasting liquid to stop predators from eating it.
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 is the niche of an walking stick insect?
They live on branches or leaves or somewhere else on trees, or they also live in the grass.
Why do stick insects shed their skin?
Usually around once a month, give or take a few weeks. Its not always completely regular a sit can depend on factors like diet, habitat, and even how stressed they are. They have to be perfectly happy and feel comfortable enough to shed. When they do shed they're very vunerable so its important not to handle them or disturb them.
Who is that bug which hides by disguising itself as a stick?
Leaf bug, praying mantis or the stick bug, disguise themselves in this way, but it is probably the stick insect you are thinking about.
No. All insects are "invertebrates," which means they have no bones whatsoever. They are also called "exoskeletal," which means that their skeletal structure (which holds them together) is the shell-like material on their outer surfaces.
Where can you buy stick insects?
You should be able to buy then at a pet store that specialises in reptiles, if they do not have any in maybe they could order some for you. It is best to keep them in pairs, they don't breed they just lay eggs, if you do not want these eggs then quickly dispose of them by throwing them away, they will not hatch without household temperature.
Ants do not have backbones it was because they do not belong to vertebrates group.
How long does a stick insects eggs take to develop?
Most stick insect eggs take around six to nine months to hatch, possibly a little earlier if kept in warm room.
How do leaf insects reproduce?
a leaf doesnt reproduce, the flower of the leaf does
This answer is slightly confusing. Some leaves can be used in propogation like begonia or African Violet. Leaves do not have flowers, plants do, and from them we get seeds.
there is the fruit fly,house fly,black fly there are probolly about 20 different types of flies.
