Instead of one centralized control system, it seems each leg of a phasmid operates independently.
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Unlike most phasmids, the insects have no wings, but are able to run quickly.
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The insects, dubbed Mantophasmatodea, have features of praying mantises and walking sticks and other phasmids.
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The only published biography of Shelford looks specifically at his work on phasmids ( stick insects ).
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Many species of phasmids are mate and their sexual behavior depends on the presence and abundance of males.
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Deimatic display occurs in widely separated groups of animals, including moths, butterflies, phasmids among the insects.
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A short biography of Kirby, with particular reference to his work on phasmids was published by Bragg in 2007.
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Like all insects, phasmids have six legs and three parts to their body : head, thorax, and abdomen.
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Based on genetic evidence, the closest living relatives of the Dictyoptera are the phasmids and the enigmatic groups Mantophasmatodea and Grylloblattodea.
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Several Mesozoic families appear to be related to the phasmids, and are generally but not universally agreed to be stem group stick insects.
