How Stick Insects Survive How Stick bugs Hide From Predators, and What They Eat to Survive By: Payton
Feb 23, 2016
How Stick Insects Survive
How Stick bugs Hide From Predators, and What They Eat to Survive
By: Payton
How Many Species of Stick Insects are There?
• There are many types of stick insects, but people believe that there are 2500 different species in the world.
• The reason there are so many species, is probably because they hide from predators very well.
How Do Stick Insects Hide From Predators?
• Some stick insects hide from predators by changing color, sometimes according to the season.
• Most stick bugs hide by blending into the environment with their twig-like figure.
• Some of them hide by getting on the branch of a tree, and swinging side to side when the wind is blowing to make them look like a twig.
What Do Stick Insects Eat to Survive?
• Stick insects eat many types of leaves, but their favorite leaves to eat are oak and cherry.