Clip Art Insects

Clip Art Insects

Look is that a stick walking? No it is not the stick that is walking it is an insect which is called as "Stick Insect" by the scientists. Stick insects are habitually termed as "Walking Sticks". They belong to the Phylum-Arthropoda, Class- Insecta, Order- Phasmatodea. The insects belonging to this order may range from minuscule to giant size. The stick insects resemble with the leaves or twigs and are green or brown in color. They tend to remain motionless for a long time and hang from the plants, shrubs or trees. Their camouflage is a powerful weapon for their protection from their foes. They are herbivorous and feed on leaves only preferably the broader leaves. Females are larger in size as compared to that of males and are incompetent for flight while the males can fly swiftly. Females have only capability for gliding.

As much as you try to avoid these creatures, there isn't a place on earth where they do not exist. On the sea, you can find seashore collembolan and marine flies on the surface. While beneath the surface, small larvae of beetles and true flies live and swim. Even in the cold depth of Antarctica and the Arctic, you will find some insects living and very much active during the 'warmer' months. You could even find larvae of the psilopa petrolei, a kind of fly, alive in pools of crude oil.

Clip Art Insects