Sungaya stick insect Sungaya aeta

My talent: I have a wonderfully colourful family! My siblings all look very different from me. We can be black, green, brown or even striped.
Origin: The Philippines

Annam walking stick Medauroidea extradentata

My talent: I don’t just look like a twig swaying in the breeze – I move like one too! This means I am perfectly camouflaged among the branches.
Origin: Vietnam

Walking leaf Phyllium letiranti

My talent: Try and find me! The shape of my body and my movements mimic a leaf so well that I’m hard to see even close up.
Origin: Indonesia (Peleng Island)

Giant stick insect Phasma gigas

My talent: I can grow to up to 23 cm in length – that’s the same as a size 37 shoe. As such, I am one of the longest insects in the world.
Origin: Indonesia (Maluku Islands)

Malaysian stick insect Heteropteryx dilatata

My talent: I’m a real heavyweight! At up to 65 g, I can weigh more than a tennis ball.
Origin: Malaysia

Black beauty stick insect Peruphasma schultei

My talent: When disturbed, I display my red wings. And when I feel threatened, I can spray a black liquid into the face of my attacker.
Origin: Peru

Thorny devil walking stick Eurycantha calcarata

My talent: If I lose a leg, I simply grow a new one the next time I moult.
Origin: Papua New Guinea