Bamboo worms are parasitic in bamboo tubes. Bamboo worms eat only tender bamboo shoots and nothing else. The scientific name of bamboo shoot insect is bamboo elephant, which is named after its long "nose" is "one". Also known as stick insects, bamboo shell insects, bamboo insects, bamboo cattle, bamboo shoot insects. It is a bamboo forest pest that feeds on bamboo shoots.

The adults of bamboo shoot insects specially harm young bamboo shoots that grow underground. Male bamboo shoots are looking for females to mate while foraging at the tip of bamboo shoots. After mating, the females lay eggs in the internodes of bamboo shoots, and the eggs hatch after 3-5 days. Hatched larvae continue to feed on bamboo shoots, which is harmful to bamboo shoots and leads to bamboo shoots rotting due to eating holes.

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Appearance characteristics of bamboo cattle

Bamboo shoot worms are wrapped in brown armor. The female insect is slightly larger than the male insect, and its body is spindle-shaped, with small ends and large middle. Personally, it is about 1.5- 1.8cm, and the yellow-brown color is particularly bright. There are obvious prismatic protrusions or longitudinal grooves on three pairs of slender foot wings, and there are scale wings under the carapace. The most prominent thing is its long nose.

In fact, this is the head tube of bamboo shoot worm, which is 5-6 mm long and has an antenna on each side. Bamboo shoot worm is playing dead. When it happens, I will play dead on my stomach. It looks really cute. Another point is that bamboo shoots are odorless and clean. Playing casually won't do any harm to children.