Stick insect head (zhujiechongmu; phasmida) Invertebrates, Insecta of a target. Medium or large insects, up to a maximum of 26 to 33 cm, such as the giant stick insect (pharnacia serratipes) is now the longest insect in the body. Small head, chest small chest in the chest and back stretch, with wings or without wings, and some shape of bamboo, when the 6 foot close to the body, like bamboo, so called stick insects. More use of shrubs and trees to eat leaves, damage forests, yet to see live in the bamboo species that feed on bamboo leaves. Most stick insects body color dark brown, rarely green or dark green; also some with wings, just like dry leaves when flat, called leaf insects. As for the green or brown in color, shape and habitat is also very similar, so often mimic them as a typical representative of one of the animals. Generally not active during the day, both in color and body protection. Night Xunshi leaves, chewing mouthparts. For the gradual development of metamorphosis. Many types, there are about 2,200 species worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Only 20 species in China. Stick insects referred to as "Te" (xiū). Such as thin Te (macella souchongia), cotton flasks rod Te (sipyloides sipylus) and the Oriental leaf Te (phyllium siccifolium) and so on.
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Taxonomic status
Stick insect mesh (Phasmida) is the Arthropoda (Arthropoda), a jaw Amon (Mandibulata), Insecta (Insecta), winged subclass (Pterygota) of a target. Known as stick insects.
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Species distribution
Many types of stick insects, there are about 2,200 species worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Only 20 species in China.
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Morphology
Stick insect stick insect as a medium to large insects, up to a maximum of 26 to 33 cm, such as the giant stick insect (Pharnacia serratipes) is now the longest insects in the body. Most stick insects body color dark brown, a few green or dark green. Small head, chewing mouthparts, small chest, the chest and chest after the elongation, with wings or without wings, a wing of two types of multi-winged pairs, leathery forewings, and more narrow, horizontal pulse number, pulse sequence into fine mesh, just like dry leaves when the wings flat. Almost all types are a very good mimicry, most of the slender body type, simulation of plant branches, a few types of body wide and flat, bright green, analog plant leaves, wings wide and flat, venation arranged like veins, abdomen and tibia , leg section are also flat expansion. Some of the shape of bamboo, when the six-foot close to the body, like bamboo, so called stick insects.
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Habits
Stick insects and more leaves to shrubs and trees for food, forest damage, not to see the live feed on bamboo leaves bamboo species. As for the green or brown in color, shape and habitat is also very similar, so often mimic them as a typical representative of one of the animals. Generally not active during the day, both in color and body protection. Night Xunshi leaves. For the gradual development of metamorphosis. Stick insects can often camp parthenogenesis, males often less, more than unfertilized eggs develop into females. When injured, the larvae can be off on their own feet, and can be recycled. High humidity, low temperature, low light can make the body at the mere mention of deep, on the contrary, the body color may be lighter. Different body color day and night, as rhythmic changes in body color.
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Hazards
Stick insect herbivores can damage plants, especially in Oceania is often a large number of occurrence of several stick insects, food harm eucalyptus leaves. Oak trees also harm China, caused by the reports into the disaster.