Purchasing Your Stick Bug. Generally, you can find stick insects for sale online through reptile supply vendors. It costs about $20 to $50 for a supply of 50.

Stick bugs are a fascinating insect variety. They have uniquely camouflaged bodies that make them fun models in science education.But their eating habits can devastate trees and damage forests.

The stick bug primarily depends on its camouflage to avoid predators. But when enemies get too close, this insect deploys peppermint as a last resort.

Some of the 3,000 species of stick bug can also expertly fake being dead, making it that much tougher for people to figure out if it is or isn’t just a stick, National Geographic reports.