5 Fun Facts About the Stick Insect 1. They can grow up to two-feet long. Most stick…

5 Fun Facts About the Stick Insect 1. They can grow up to two-feet long. Most stick insects are somewhere comfortably between half an inch (1.75cm) and 4 inches (10cm) long. 2. Some species have wings. Around 40% of the 3,000 species of phasmids are fully winged. 3. They have a range of defence mechanisms. They can play dead, known as ‘thanatosis’, where they are completely motionless. 4. They can reproduce without mating. One of the reasons for long mating sessions may be to demand a higher fitness in the male genes. 5. Stick insects eggs look like seeds. Not only are stick insects the masters of camouflage, but their eggs even blend into the natural environment by looking like seeds.