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Re:Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides for 80 Year... by pvaldes on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @06:37PM (#9181233)
Are different in a "parthenogenetic way". They can clone itselves if necessary. Thus, a single isolated female can lead to an unlimited population of females, all of them genetically identical to its mother, grand-mother etc. It seems that the species is not very worried with the idea of living with a low level of genetic combinations (and mutations can still occur increasing slowly the genetic diversity).

great post.

Re:Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides for 80 Year... by pvaldes on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @08:58PM (#9181878)
well, It seems that parthenogenesis is not still confirmed in this species. Is frequent among stick insects in any case.