About Walking Sticks

These insects are widespread and numerous in the wild.

About walking sticks.

There are more than 3 000 species of walking stick bugs all over the world and in diverse climates so it s not surprising that not all walking stick bugs look alike. Thanks to unusual morphology walking sticks are popular in the industry of exotic pets. As their name suggests they look just like sticks and may even sway back and forth to more closely resemble a twig moving in the wind. What i look like.

I only eat leaves and stems of plants and usually only eat at night. I am usually found on bushes or in small trees. Walking stick bugs from the phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae or twigs attached to a small branch. My size ranges from less than 1 inch to over 1 foot in length depending on my species.

I look like a twig and part of the plant i am on so i can hide from birds and other predators. These amazing bugs are hard to spot because they look so much like twigs until those twigs get up and walk away that is. Walking sticks or stick insects are a group of highly camouflaged insects. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become collector s items people with disabilities may use some kinds of walking sticks as a crutch.

They escape predation by blending into plant material. A walking stick or walking cane is a device used primarily to aid walking provide postural stability or support or assist in maintaining a good posture but some designs also serve as a fashion accessory or are used for self defense. Walking sticks are diverse group of insects that can be found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world only few species live in temperate areas. Stick insects are part of the order phasmatodea also known as phasmids and walking sticks and are most often found in subtropical tropical habitats when you can find them that is.