The World's Longest Insects (Stick Insects Are Double Champions)

In the forests of Indonesia, there lives a giant stick insect with a body length of 33 centimeters. It ranks first among the 1 million species of insects in the insect kingdom. The crown of the longest insect in the world belongs to the stick insect.

Stick insects are the insects that are best at camouflage and have superb stealth skills. When it climbs on a plant, it can match its body shape with the shape of the plant and dress up as the imitated plant, branches or leaves. It is so lifelike that it is difficult to detect its existence without looking carefully; at the same time, it can It changes its body color according to differences in light, humidity, and temperature, allowing it to completely blend into the surrounding environment, making it difficult for natural enemies such as birds, spiders, and spiders to detect its presence and stay safe. The stick insect's unique stealth survival behavior is also superior to other insects that are good at mimicry. This crown of invisibility is of course also held by the stick insect. In this way, the crown of "double champion" given to the stick insect is well deserved.

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