The Bactrododema hecticum (African Stick Bug) is an herbivorous insect that looks like a stick. Based on modern evolutionary theory, the most likely explanation for the insect's appearance is that

A. natural selections of many variations occurred to ensure survival
B. genes were transferred from the trees to the insects
C. a single gene mutation caused the resemblance
D. the insects changed because they ate the wood of the trees

1 answer

A. natural selections of many variations occurred to ensure survival