Above and below: Passiflora, the passion flower. For many years I would say that the passion flower was my favourite flower, but to be honest I don't think I have a favourite (it was the tulip once, then the lupin, then the snapdragon, then the bluebell ...).
Vietnamese Walking Sticks live between 6 months and 1 year. Importance to Man. Walking sticks are a common prey animal for many predators, including birds, reptiles, rodents, spiders, and other insects. This makes them an important part of the food chain. Fun Facts. There are about 2,000 species of walking sticks in the world. Ten of these live in North America. Because this type of walking stick can reproduce asexually, males are rare. There are far more female than male Vietnamese Walking Sticks.
Wheel bug. Predators are animals that eat other animals, called prey, and are usually fairly active because they have to hunt their prey. Predatory insects eat many pest insects and are an important part of a natural control program for the home garden. The most common insect predators are in the beetle, true bug, lacewing, wasp, and dragonfly families, as well as some flies such as flower fly.