Amazing Stick Insects: Nature’s Masters of Disguise

Amazing Stick Insects: Nature’s Masters of Disguise

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Amazing Stick Insects: Nature’s Masters of Disguise

Did you know stick insects are not only masters of camouflage but also champions of survival? These twig-like ninjas can reproduce without males (parthenogenesis), shed limbs to escape predators, and even play dead!

Learn more fascinating facts about these remarkable creatures in our Under the Microscope series brought to you by the Grootbos Foundation Entomology Team.

Amazing Stick Insects: Nature’s Masters of Disguise

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Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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