They are found in all continents except antarctica.
Children s stick insect facts.
Stick insects are also known as stick bug phasmid leaf insect bug insect and walking stick etc.
There are about 3 000 species of stick insects.
13 stick bug facts for kids.
Using a special muscle to break it off at a weak joint the imperiled insect simply sheds the leg in a defensive strategy is known as autotomy.
There are approximately 3 000 different species of stick insects.
Stick bugs can also be commonly called bug sticks stick insects and walking sticks.
It s estimated there are over 3 000 different species of stick bugs in the phasmatodea order.
Should a bird or other predator grab hold of its leg a stick insect can still make an easy escape.
Stick bug is a common name for a large group of insects in the phasmatodea order.
Rocking movements by these sedentary sitting insects may replace flying or running as way to define objects in the visual field.
The children s stick insect looks so much like a leaf that it even fools other stick insects.
This is like vegetation moving in the wind.
Walking stick bugs from the phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae or twigs attached to a small branch.
Also the swaying movements may help the insects see objects against the background.
As we mentioned earlier a stick bug is a type of insect.
Stick insects are also knwn as stick bugs walking sticks bug sticks phasmids ghost insects and leaf insects.
Children s stick insects will also drop off one or more of their legs to escape a predator much like a lizard loosing its tail.
3 dragonflies have been on earth for 300 million years.
They belong to the order phasmatodea the order s name is derived from the ancient greek φάσμα phasma meaning an apparition or phantom.
1 a ladybird might eat more than 5 000 insects in its lifetime.
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4 a bee s wings beat 190.
Stick insects can regenerate limbs.
Stick insects are insects well known for their camouflage.
They can also flash their wings revealing their bright yellow and blue markings.
Stick insect species often called walking sticks range in size from the tiny half inch long timema cristinae of north america to the formidable 13 inch long phobaeticus kirbyi of borneo.
Like other insects the stick bug has six jointed legs a hard outer shell and two antennae.
Characteristics of stick bugs appearance.
Stick insects make rhythmic repetitive side to side movements.
