Kingdom : Animalia Class : Insecta Scientific Name : Phasmatodea Size : 3 - 30cm (1.2 - 11.8in) Average Life Span : 1 - 2 years Colour : Green, Brown, Tan, Grey Skin Type : Shell Special Features : Long body that help with camouflage
- Stick insects are insects that look like a tree, a bush or a twig of a branch.
- There are around 3,000 species of stick insects found in the world.
- They vary in size from being 3cm to 30cm in length.
- They inhabit the rainforests, jungles and forests all around the world.
- They are extremely difficult to spot for their predators as they perfectly get camouflaged in their habitat.
- They have long, cylindrical bodies with a shape and color that closely resembles that of a stick.
- A few species have a more leaf-like appearance with flattened bodies.
- They are herbivores, feeding on green plants, leaves, fruits and berries.
- Their natural predators are rodents, small reptiles and birds.
- The female stick insect lays around 1000-1500 eggs that very closely resemble plant seeds.
- The eggs have the ability to be dormant for months together.
- When the eggs hatch the larvae come out, they look like adult stick insects.