While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

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.

But then there are plenty of other animals that have miraculously come back from the brink of extinction, and one such animal is the Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis), one of ...

"Phasmids (stick and leaf insects) exemplify the extraordinary power of natural selection to shape organismal phenotypes," the team explained in their study. "The animals themselves are ...

Insects don’t have lungs. Their blood-like hemolymph doesn’t carry oxygen. Instead, they take in oxygen through a row of ...

Intriguingly, they continue, many of the genomic clues in insects echo what is known about viviparous transitions in vertebrates. Stick insects have evolved parthenogenesis, when embryos spontaneously ...

Aimed at aspiring designers and illustrators with less than a year’s industry experience, the brief pays homage to the publisher’s founding design principles ...

The setae are bendy and ultra-flexible, allowing them to follow and stick to the contours of the surface they are on — no ...