Walking stick facts

• The walking stick (Phasmatodea) is an insect that looks like a twig without leaves.
• Their natural camouflage can make them extremely difficult to spot.
• The walking stick's body is thin and its three pairs of legs are long and awkward.
• Phasmatodea can be found all over the world in warmer zones, especially the tropics and subtropics.
• The walking stick in the U.S. has no wings. It is a tree insect with a greenish-gray or brown color that makes it look like a twig when it not moving.
• Females of the genus Phobaeticus are the world's longest insects, measuring up to 56.7 centimetres (22.3 in) in total length in the case of Phobaeticus chani, including the outstretched legs.
• The shape and color of the walking stick help protect it from its enemies. This kind of color is called protective coloration.
• Depending on what the trees are like in their native habitat, walking sticks will look like a twig or branch from that tree.
• The walking stick moves so slowly that hardly seems alive.
• All walking sticks are herbivores.
• Because the walking stick cannot bite, sting or move quickly, it depends on its ability to look like a stick to escape its enemies
• Some walking sticks have bark-like markings and even feel like a twig. If a walking stick is caught by a leg, it can break the leg off and escape. This form of protection by means of self-amputation is called autotomy.