12 Animals That Are Masters of Disguise

Stick Insect

• Class: Insects
• Order: Stick insects
• Family: Diapheromeridae
• Habitat: North America
• Camouflage: Mimesis
  

Think this is just a photo of some branches? Not quite. There is a stick bug in the picture as well. It’s the “stick” in the middle, with thin legs. Stick bugs have to do a lot to avoid being eaten by hungry birds, lizards or small vertebrates. As a stick, they’re not as easy to spot. They stretch their feelers and legs out straight and hardly move during the day. The stick bug is considered a pest, as they hungrily eat the leaves of oaks and hazels.

Stick Insect - Photo: Brian Lasenby/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• Denise's Pygmy Seahorse
• Leaf-Tail Gecko
• Indian Oakleaf
• Carpet Flathead
• Eastern Screech Owl
• Mossy Frog
• Ambon Scorpionfish
• Common Baron
• Mimic Octopus
• Stick Insect
• Tobacco Hornworm
• Wolf Spider