Top 20 Amazing Facts about Walking Sticks
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They may be scary looking but they are gentlest creature on earth.
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There are no male walking sticks.
Each egg laid is an exact replica of its mother.
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Walking Sticks belong to the Phasmatodea insect family.
Phasmatodea comes from the latin word 'phasma' which means fantom, not that they are scary but they blend in with their surroundings.
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Some countries make tea from the Walkingsticks droppings.
In Malaysia; jungle nymph walkingsticks are kept as pets and they are fed Guava leaves, then make tea from thier droppings. UGH.
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If a predator grabs a walking stick by the leg, the walking stick will let that leg fall of and it will grow another one.
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Some walking sticks have a nasty tasting liquid the spit to ward off attackers.
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When Goliath walking sticks open thier wings they look like a snake that is ready to strike.
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The smallest walking stick lives in the United States it only grows to be an inch long.
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Walking Sticks are nocturnal creatures.
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Walking sticks will shake thier bodies to mimick twigs blowing in the wind.
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In the United States their are giant walking sticks.
They grown to be 7 inches long.
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Some people keep walking sticks as pets.
Their owners feed them strawberries, oak leaves, roses and ivy.
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Walking Sticks eat leaves for food.
They enjoy tree leaves oak and black cherry are their favorites.
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The largest walking stick lives in Malaysia and can grow to be 22 inches long.
That's a two foot walking stick.
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There are 3,000 different speices around the world.
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Australian Walking Sticks defend themselves by looking like scorpions.
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Walking sticks have tiny claws and sucker-like pads on their feet to help them hold on to trees.
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Walking Sticks are different colors.
They can be green, brown, gray or yellow.
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They grow to be about 3 inches long.
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Northern Walking Sticks are found in forests in the United States and Canada.
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Walking Sticks can live to be three years old.
We only have this data from those in capativity. Scientist don't know how long they live in the wild.
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Walking sticks have been around at least 150 million years.
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