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.

"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 ...

A black and white moth perches sideways on a person’s chest and is nearly the same length as the person from armpit to waist The longest insects are stick insects. The longest insect ever ...

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 ...

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 ...

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