Stick-insects Sentence Examples

This division includes the single family of the Phasmidae whose members, generally known as " stick-insects " (q.v.) and " leaf-insects " (q.v.), are among the best-known examples of " protective resemblance " to be found in the whole animal kingdom.

Mimicry is a special form of protective resemblance, differing from ordinary protective resemblance as exemplified by the similarity of the resting goat-sucker to a piece of bark or of leafand stick-insects to the objects after which they are named, in that the imitated object belongs to the animal kingdom and not to the vegetable kingdom or to inorganic nature.

As in the leaf-insects, to which the stick-insects are closely allied, the egg-cases are very similar to seeds.

Stick-insects are intolerant of cold, and attain their largest size and greatest profusion of species in the tropics, one West African species, Palophus centaurus, reaching a length of 9 in.

Sabah stick insects are one of the smaller types of stick insect.

Fresh cut food for stick insects is available mail-order throughout the year.

Newly hatched stick insects eat bramble leaves just like the adults.