stick insect

noun

: any of various usually wingless phasmid insects (especially family Phasmatidae) with a long cylindrical body resembling a stick

broadly : phasmid

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As a result, boobies, shearwaters, petrels, and other seabirds have recovered, and island creatures from lizards to stick insects have reclaimed their homes. —

Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024 Snowshoe hares melt seamlessly into a wintry landscape, octopuses alter their skin color to match surrounding hues, and stick insects become indistinguishable from the twigs around them. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024 Most stick insects drop eggs onto the ground while hanging from a branch; Lord Howe Island stick insects do this too, but for some reason, Eve preferred sand. —

Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024 By as early as 1921, the rats wiped out the island’s stick insects. —

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