carausius morosus

The best known of the stick insects is the Indian or laboratory stick insect (Carausius morosus).

The mechanics and the movements of the robot are biologically-inspired, mimicking the stick insect Carausius Morosus.

For example,the ratios of the leg segments to each other were similar to ratios found in the stick insect Carausius Morosus.

Indian stick insect (Carausius morosus)

Integumentary ommochromes occur in the wings of Nymphalid butterflies and in Schistocerca and they are also involved in the colour changes of the stick insect Carausius morosus.