Pupils Help to Describe a New Stick Insect Species

The male Indian stick insect, Necroscia sparaxes, has the record in the scientific literature at 79 days.

The stick insect is twig or chlorophyll and speaks the supersensible language of the vegetable matter.

The stick insects are known for their ponderously slow movements and superb camouflage.

The previous record-holder was a Malaysian 56.7-centimetre-long stick insect.

Walking stick: Eaten in Asia and Papua New Guinea, Walking Sticks taste somewhat leafy.

Now they own about 50 preserved ones, including a 60-centimetre-long walking stick insect from Southeast Asia that cost $1,200.

Stick insect species, often called walking sticks, range in size from the tiny, half-inch-long (11.6-millimeter-long) Timema cristinae of North America, to the formidable 13-inch-long (328-millimeter-long) Phobaeticus kirbyi of Borneo.

Stick insect species, often called walking sticks, range in size from the tiny, half-inch-long (11.6-millimeter-long) Timema cristinae of North America, to the formidable 13-inch-long (328-millimeter-long) Phobaeticus kirbyi of Borneo.