April 15, 2000
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Shim, my pet stick insect died from old age about three weeks ago. For one reason or another, I hadn’t gotten around to cleaning out his jar yet, and a co-worker of mine was still in the habit of misting water into the jar every morning. Well, imagine my surprise when I noticed that there were three brand new baby stick insects walking around the jar Friday morning. Apparently Shim had laid a bunch of eggs prior to passing on, and I hadn’t noticed. The eggs must have been lying in stasis, looking very much like the sand at the bottom of the jar, just waiting for the right time to hatch. By the way, stick insects are parthenogenic and do not require a partner to breed.
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