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My Home:
I am usually found on bushes or
in small trees. I look like a twig and part of the plant I am on so I
can hide from birds and other predators. My specialty is camouflage.
What I
eat: I only eat leaves and stems
of plants and usually only eat at night.
What I
look like: My size ranges from
less than 1 inch to over 1 foot in length, depending on my species. I
have a built in camouflage and appear to look like part of the plant.
How I am
born: I go through three stages
of development: egg, nymph and adult. The female can lay up to 150
eggs, dropping them one by one to the ground. My egg is also
camouflaged and resembles a brown seed. I hatch in the spring as a
nymph and resemble a tiny adult. My lifespan is one season.
Fun
Facts: The Walking Stick has the ability to regenerate lost
limbs. If a leg is lost or broken, it will re-grow. A female Walking
Stick can reproduce by herself if no males are around, but will only
produce other females. Some species of walking sticks can squirt a
fluid that will make their potential predators temporarily blind.
There are over 3,000
species of walking sticks worldwide. |
