Source: Museum Victoria
A story about stick insects
Illustration by Sharyn Madder
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Mum and the kids
Female stick insects can lay hundreds of eggs in their lifetime.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Now I’ve grown bigger I can eat big leathery leaves
When they are young stick insects can only eat the soft new leaves.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Get-together with the relatives
Australia has 150 species of stick and leaf insects.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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My new outfit
Like all insects, stick insects must shed their skin to grow.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Billy comes of age – now he can fly!
A stick insect’s wings become fully functional when it reaches adulthood.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Phew that was close!
Stick insects rely on camouflage to escape predators.
Image: Illustration by Sharyn Madder
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Baby is off to a flying start
Female stick insects flick their eggs as they are laid.