KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
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Spiny stick insect
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Giant spiny stick insect
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Vietnamese stick insect
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Leaf insect
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some species such as the Indian or Laboratory stick insect (Carausius morosus ) and the Australian or Giant Spiny stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) are relatively sturdy and these should be used when allowing younger children or people who could be frightened to handle the stick insects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indian stick insects are the best stick insects to start with. Indian stick insects are easy to handle, easy to breed, and suitable for all ages. Adults are 11cm long and have red tops to their front legs. Parthenogenetic (all females).
Detailed explanation-3: -Once considered extinct, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect was rediscovered in 2001 on Ball’s Pyramid, a volcanic outcrop 23 km off the coast of Lord Howe Island. It remains a critically endangered species. The insects are wingless and nocturnal, feeding only on one species of shrub.
Detailed explanation-4: -They only have spikes around the head but have long wings and are good fliers. Diet: Spiny Leaf Insects are herbivores, usually feeding on the eucalyptus trees that live in.