Stick insects
Pol Turon Contreras Stick insects are a big group of insects called phasmatodea that contain many species around the world in all continents except Antarctica. They are more abundant throughout the tropics and in areas of high vegetation and live on trees and shrubs where they can hide among branches. The name phasmatodea comes from the ancient Greek word φάσμα (phasma) meaning apparition or ghost because most of these insects look like plants. Stick insects are usually very long insects, especially the females that grow larger than the male. Most of them are around 2.5-30cm long although the biggest species, the chinese walking stick, can reach up to 64cm long, making them the longest insects in the world. The main characteristic that sets these creatures apart from others is their camouflage. Stick insects have evolved to look like different parts of vegetation, most of them have evolved to look like sticks, doing this by having very elongated bodies mostly brown a...
