Indian stick insect

"There are more than 2,500 different species of stick insects," he said.

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Indian stick insectCarausius morosus

  • Habitat

    coastal areas in India

  • Food

    leaves

  • Lifetime

    3 years

  • Weight

    unknown

  • Number of eggs

    unknown

  • Breeding time

    2 - 9 months

  • IUCN Status

    unexamined

  • EEP?

    no

2

millimeter, that's how small an egg of the stick insect is.

8

centimeters, which is about the size of an adult Indian stick insect.

5

months old, then Indian stick insects are mature.

No man needed

Females of the Indian stick insect do not need a male to lay eggs. The young that hatch from the eggs are all females. It is actually not known if males live in the wild.

Playing hide and seek

A stick insect cannot defend itself very well. When danger threatens, they take advantage of their appearance. They pretend to be a branch! They then hold themselves completely rigid with their legs along their body. Sometimes they still move back and forth a little, as if moved by the wind.

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