Bacillus_rossius

<i>Bacillus rossius</i>

Bacillus rossius

Species of stick insect

The European stick insect (Bacillus rossius) also called the European stick bug, European walking stick, or Mediterranean stick insect, is a species of stick insect, common in southern Europe. The species is endemic to the northwestern Mediterranean, especially Italy, Spain, Southern France, and the Balkans.[2][3]

Quick Facts Bacillus rossius, Scientific classification ...

Overview

Adults have a slim body, with short antennae and long, thin legs. Colors vary from brown to green, sometimes with a pinkish tinge on its head, legs and sides. This species can eat bramble leaves, ivy, and privet. B. rossius can be found from June to mid December and the eggs look like seeds. Females are larger than the male, with a bigger abdomen. An adult can be 10 cm (4 inches) in length.

Life cycle

The nymphs hatch out from their seed-like eggs 8 weeks to 2 months after being laid by a female. like the adult, the nymphs sway as in a breeze to avoid predators. B. rossius lives up to a year. They are nocturnal and may stay still for hours and usually feed at night. They shed the exoskeleton a few times in their life.

Predators

The predators include birds, frogs, lizards, rodents and spiders.

  • Many young stick insects on leaves (video)
  • A brown form
  • B. rossius on a twig
  • A green form
  • Video of a European stick insect (B. rossius)
  • Eating a leaf of Rubus ulmifolius (mouthparts also visible)
  • Adult and nymph
  • Female stick insect
  • Female (head's detail)
  • A stick bug

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bacillus rossius". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    Oliver Zompro: Grundwissen Pasmiden – Biologie - Haltung - Zucht. Sungaya Verlag, Berlin 2012, S. 73, ISBN 978-3-943592-00-9
  3. [3]
    "Bacillus rossius at bugsincyberspace.com". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-18.

Media related to Bacillus rossius at Wikimedia Commons
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bacillus_rossius, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.