Phasmatodea: Stick Insects and Leaf Insects
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Description: The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
Phasmatodea - stick insects, leaf insects Phasmatodea: stick and leaf insects As their name suggests these cryptic insects have the shape and colouring of the leaves and twigs of the plants they inhabit. Phasmids are distinctive insects and are often large to very large ranging in size from 30 to 300 millimetres in body length. Stick and leaf insects, when discovered will often drop to the ground and remain motionless rather than take flight. Some species will also shed legs when attacked, growing them back over time. Phasmids are distinguishable by the following features:
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