I have a seen a large stick insect with a smaller stick insect on its back. Is it a baby or mating?
Submitted by Ed Baker on Tue, 24/11/2009 - 12:17pm
Stick insects do not show any level of parental care (apart from the fact that some species selectively position their eggs). This will almost certainly be a mating pair, the male being the smaller individual that is on top.