Insects that look like sticks, behave like fruit, and move like seeds
- Written by James O'Hanlon, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of New England
Male spiny leaf insect, Extatosoma tiaratumJames O’Hanlon, Author provided
The key to a stick insect’s survival may be allowing their eggs to be eaten and excreted by birds, according to new Japanese research.
Phasmatodea – more commonly known as stick insects – were so named because they genuinely look just like sticks.
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