Microscopic Eggs That Look Like Mini Watermelons: The Wonder of Stick Insects

sources of food. An exposed egg could be vulnerable if it were easily recognized.

The stick insect egg’s appearance creates the first level of defense. By looking like an ordinary seed or speckled stone, it may escape the attention of a predator scanning the ground.

If ants carry the egg underground, a second protective layer is added. The egg is no continue reading …