Stick insects are considered among the ‘exotic’ creatures you could keep, yet their diet is anything but! Most species of this fascinating creature are quite humble when it comes to their diet,...
Month: January 2021
Stick insects are strictly herbivores whose diet consists of plant matter (leaves for the vast majority of species). The preferred type of leaves definitely varies from species to species, but most...
Stick insects are herbivores, meaning they feed exclusively on plants. Their leafy diet can vary between both species and the region where the stick insect originates. For example, many stick insect...
Some stick insects reproduce parthenogenetically, which simply means that the female is able to produce fertilized eggs without the need of a male. Other species cannot produce eggs without sexual...
Stick insects could be considered as nature’s masters of camouflage. But can they actually change color? A simple answer would be to say that stick insects cannot change color, but it is...
One of the most commonly asked questions among new stick insect enthusiasts is whether or not a heat lamp is necessary to keep an insect's enclosure warm. There is no clear answer. It depends on the...