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.

In a world-first pilot study, researchers from the University of South Australia have used video footage of insects to ...

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

Part 2 of the stick insect terrarium build covers finishing the enclosure, adding access doors, and setting up the interior with natural elements. The result is a secure, well-ventilated habitat that ...

The same is true for stick insects. This makes identifying chromosomal rearrangements with species challenging when assembling genomes. In the past, we've averaged data from each chromosome set, ...

Many species of stick insects, familiar insects with branch-like shapes, are known to reproduce parthenogenetically. Most of the stick insects collected in the wild, including the false stick insect ...

Researchers have found that stick insects keep evolving the same 20 body plans, from the "tree lobster'" to the "bark hugger" and the "large-headed stick." When you purchase through links on our ...