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Stick and Leaf Insects
Stick and leaf insects are difficult to see, but easy to recognize when you do spot one. As their names suggest, these members of the order Phasmida look like sticks or leaves.
10 Cool Facts About Stick Insects
Stick insects live on every continent except Antarctica, though most of the world's stick insects inhabit the tropics. You may know stick insects for their camouflage, but there's a lot more to Phasmids than that. Here are 10 cool facts about stick insects you might not know.
Characteristics - Order Phasmida
The order Phasmida includes some of the best camouflage artists in the insect world - the stick and leaf insects. In fact, the order name comes from the Greek word phasma, meaning apparition. The order is sometimes called Phasmatodea.