Chris Dallmann, Bielefeld University (IMAGE)

Bielefeld University

Chris Dallmann, Bielefeld University

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Biologist Chris Dallmann works with stick insects, which are up to eight centimeters long. Unlike orthoptera (e.g. grasshoppers, locusts), stick insects cannot jump - they can only walk or climb. Stick insects look like small twigs, which camouflages them from predators.

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Photo: CITEC/Bielefeld University.

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