e ▁are ▁red ▁and ▁short . ▁The ▁fore leg s ▁are ▁strong , ▁around ▁ 5 0   mm ▁long , ▁painted ▁red ▁at ▁their ▁base . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁ ▁Bac ill us ▁att icus ▁att icus ▁is ▁mostly ▁active ▁at ▁night , ▁when ▁it ▁fe eds . ▁The ▁usual ▁food s ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁are ▁plants ▁such ▁as ▁iv y ▁and ▁lett uce . ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁animal ▁stays ▁absolutely ▁still , ▁cam ou fl aged ▁as ▁a ▁stick , ▁matching ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁that ▁it ' s ▁on . ▁If ▁dist urbed , ▁its ▁main ▁defense ▁is ▁to ▁fe ign ▁death . ▁Like ▁many ▁ph asm ids ▁it ▁is ▁par then ogen etic ▁so ▁it ▁can ▁reproduce ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁by ▁lay ing ▁eggs . ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁o void - sh aped ▁with ▁some ▁distinguish able ▁g lyph ics ▁around ▁them ▁and ▁a ▁sp on ge - like ▁shape ▁on ▁the ▁top . ▁ ▁Living ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁ ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁c ages ▁around ▁ 2 5 x 2 5   cm ▁with ▁a ▁simple ▁paper ▁fo il ▁at ▁the ▁bottom . ▁They ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁sp rayed ▁with ▁clean ▁water ▁at ▁least ▁twice ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁fed ▁with ▁leaves ▁of ▁lett uce ▁and ▁other ▁gro cer ies . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bac ill us ▁ro ss ius , ▁the ▁en demic ▁Bac ill us ▁of ▁Western ▁Mediter rane an ▁Europe ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁