Standing in a tropical forest at night, you might hear what sounds like a small bird calling from high in the canopy. Listen ...

An international research team has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for ...

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Phasmatodea, commonly known as stick insects and leaf insects, are icons of crypsis and primary defense specialization, exhibiting a wide range of remarkable morphological and behavioral modifications ...

A research team led by Prof. Huang Diying from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) has identified three species of Jurassic orthopterans—an ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sometimes it is better not to be noticed. A number of insect species look so much like sticks or leaves that they simply blend in with the foliage, providing camouflage that ...

Insects comprise a massive class of animals, many of which are intriguing to look at. But some of the most captivating crawlies out there are “walking leaves,” a category known for their strikingly ...

This stick insect spends its entire life trying to look like something else. These insects are relatively slow moving, so they rely on their camouflage to keep them safe. This is a giant prickly stick ...

An insect with a broad range across North America seems to be developing an appetite for an important cash crop: soybeans. The leaf-mining insect was previously known to only feed on two plants, but ...