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Stick Insect

Insects

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals or bug sticks. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect, though many species also have secondary defenses such as startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. They are found on all continents except Antarctica, most abundant in the tropics and subtropics, with the greatest diversity in Southeast Asia and South America.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Body often modified to resemble vegetation, with ridges like leaf veins and bark-like tubercles for camouflage. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Phasmatodea 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Phasmatodea
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Found In

Africa

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Asia

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Europe

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North America

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South America

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Phasmatodea
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks.
  • Description section
    The body is often further modified to resemble vegetation, with ridges resembling leaf veins, bark-like tubercles, and other forms of camouflage.
  • stick insects living in tree canopy
  • In human culture
    In Australia and Hawaii many kinds of stick insects are kept as exotic pets including the strong, goliath, spiny and children's.
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2. Wikidata: Phasmatodea
  • Wikidata Q188029, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Introduction
  • Child Taxon Of: Insecta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ49381348, descriptionView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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