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2006-10-17 08:25:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Botany

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Walking Leaf is one type of insects

Phasmatodea is an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects, walking sticks (the larger forms), ghost insects and leaf insects. The name is derived from the Greek "phasma" meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the cryptic appearance and mimetic behavior of these insects. Some species are capable of secreting a substance from the shoulder joints of the front legs that is similar to pepper spray in that it causes an intense burning irritation of the eyes and mouth of potential predators on contact. The Giant Stick Insect is the world's longest insect, measuring up to 33 cm (13 inches) along the body, although it is easily outweighed by other insects.

In old classifications they were considered a suborder of Orthoptera. They are closely related to the enigmatic orders Mantophasmatodea and Grylloblattodea (Cameron et al., 2006). Together, they are the sister taxon of the groups sometimes united as superorder Dictyoptera, or even members of this group.

2006-10-17 09:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by jmj 2 · 0 0

well this is an insect named PHAS MATODEA which looks like leaf ill just give you the classification of this first
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Subclass: Pterygota

Infraclass: Neoptera

Superorder: Exopterygota

Order: Phasmatodea
Phasmatodea is an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects, walking sticks (the larger forms), ghost insects and leaf insects. The name is derived from the Greek "phasma" meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the cryptic appearance and mimetic behavior of these insects. Some species are capable of secreting a substance from the shoulder joints of the front legs that is similar to pepper spray in that it causes an intense burning irritation of the eyes and mouth of potential predators on contact. The Giant Stick Insect is the world's longest insect, measuring up to 33 cm (13 inches) along the body, although it is easily outweighed by other insects.

In old classifications they were considered a suborder of Orthoptera. They are closely related to the enigmatic orders Mantophasmatodea and Grylloblattodea (Cameron et al., 2006). Together, they are the sister taxon of the groups sometimes united as superorder Dictyoptera, or even members of this group.

this site mentioned below will give you names of similiar kind of insects
http://www.phasmatodea.org/species_iframepage.html
hope this has helped you

2006-10-18 09:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A leaf that walks

2006-10-17 22:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by amanda a 2 · 0 0

probably a leaf with a bunch of ants moving it.

2006-10-17 19:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0 0

infact the term is "walking fern". it is common name of a plant Adiantum , which belongs to pteridophyta. it reproduces vegitatively as tips of it's branches touches the ground, so a new plant is formed. frequent formation of new plants forward appears as it is walking ahead. so the name walking fern.

2006-10-18 09:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by upasana 2 · 0 0

try

2006-10-17 17:51:14 · answer #6 · answered by dianed33 5 · 0 0

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