No man needed

Females of the Indian walking branch do not need a male to lay eggs. The young that hatch from the eggs are all females. It is actually not known if males live in the wild.

Playing hide and seek

A walking branch cannot defend itself very well. When danger threatens, they take advantage of their appearance. They pretend to be a branch! They then hold themselves completely rigid with their legs along their body. Sometimes they still move back and forth a bit, as if moved by the wind.

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