Stick Bugs

Tony Cox

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Stick bugs, also called walking sticks, are insects of the order Phasmatodea. There are around 3,000 known species of stick bug, which are identified by their long bodies and ability to camouflage themselves as sticks, twigs, branches etc.

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Tony Cox

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Stick bugs, also called walking sticks, are insects of the order Phasmatodea. There are around 3,000 known species of stick bug, which are identified by their long bodies and ability to camouflage themselves as sticks, twigs, branches etc.

Phasmatodea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea
Giant Stick Insects from Vietnam - WIRED

Sometimes, size does matter. This insect is over a foot long (32cm).
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/giant-stick-insects-from-vietnam
Stick Insect (Phasmatodea) - A-Z Animals

The stick insect (as its name suggests) is an insect that looks like a twig on a branch, bush or tree. This unique identity means that stick insects can be extremely difficult for predators to spot.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/stick-insect/
Stick Insect - San Diego Zoo Animals

Stick insects, as their name implies, are insects that have taken camouflage and imitation to the extreme by developing the appearance of a stick, leaf, or twig.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/stick-insect
Stick Insects - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about stick insects with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/stick-insect
Walkingsticks and Timemas of North America - InsectIdentification

Listing of North American Walkingsticks and Timemas.
http://www.insectidentification.org/walkingsticks-and-timemas.asp
Taking Care of Stick Insects - KeepingInsects

Here you will find the basics of taking care of a pet stick insect.
http://www.keepinginsects.com/stick-insect/care/
Ten Interesting Facts About Stick Bugs

I think stick bugs fascinate about anyone who encounters the little copycats.
http://mypestprevention.com/2012/01/interesting-facts-stick/
The Life Cycle of a Walking Stick Bug

Walking stick bugs are long, thin members of the insect family Phasmatidae.
http://animals.mom.me/life-cycle-walking-stick-bug-6523.html
Everything to Know About Walking Sticks

Depending on the species, stick insects can grow from 1 to 12 inches long.
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Invertebrates/Walking-Sticks.aspx
10 Fascinating Facts About Stick Insects

Stick insects live on every continent except Antarctica, though most of the world's stick insects inhabit the tropics.
http://insects.about.com/od/stickandleafinsects/a/10-facts-stick-insects.htm

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Phasmatodea Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Pijnackeria hispanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
(unranked):	Dicondylia
Subclass:	Pterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera
Cohort:	Polyneoptera
Order:	Phasmatodea Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Subgroups
†Susumanioidea Timematodea Euphasmatodea (=Verophasmatodea)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Phasmatodea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea
Giant Stick Insects from Vietnam - WIRED

Sometimes, size does matter. This insect is over a foot long (32cm).
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/giant-stick-insects-from-vietnam
Stick Insect (Phasmatodea) - A-Z Animals

The stick insect (as its name suggests) is an insect that looks like a twig on a branch, bush or tree. This unique identity means that stick insects can be extremely difficult for predators to spot.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/stick-insect/
Stick Insect - San Diego Zoo Animals

Stick insects, as their name implies, are insects that have taken camouflage and imitation to the extreme by developing the appearance of a stick, leaf, or twig.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/stick-insect
Stick Insects - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about stick insects with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/stick-insect
Walkingsticks and Timemas of North America - InsectIdentification

Listing of North American Walkingsticks and Timemas.
http://www.insectidentification.org/walkingsticks-and-timemas.asp
Taking Care of Stick Insects - KeepingInsects

Here you will find the basics of taking care of a pet stick insect.
http://www.keepinginsects.com/stick-insect/care/
Ten Interesting Facts About Stick Bugs

I think stick bugs fascinate about anyone who encounters the little copycats.
http://mypestprevention.com/2012/01/interesting-facts-stick/
The Life Cycle of a Walking Stick Bug

Walking stick bugs are long, thin members of the insect family Phasmatidae.
http://animals.mom.me/life-cycle-walking-stick-bug-6523.html
Everything to Know About Walking Sticks

Depending on the species, stick insects can grow from 1 to 12 inches long.
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Invertebrates/Walking-Sticks.aspx
10 Fascinating Facts About Stick Insects

Stick insects live on every continent except Antarctica, though most of the world's stick insects inhabit the tropics.
http://insects.about.com/od/stickandleafinsects/a/10-facts-stick-insects.htm

Phasmatodea Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Pijnackeria hispanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
(unranked):	Dicondylia
Subclass:	Pterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera
Cohort:	Polyneoptera
Order:	Phasmatodea Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Subgroups
†Susumanioidea Timematodea Euphasmatodea (=Verophasmatodea)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Stick Bugs

Stick bugs, also called walking sticks, are insects of the order Phasmatodea. There are around 3,000 known species of stick bug, which are identified by their long bodies and ability to camouflage themselves as sticks, twigs, branches etc.

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