This flower doesn't just attract pollinators with its bounty of nectar but also repels predators with its defensive fragrance ...

Fascinatingly, some parthenogenetic stick insects still produce infertile male offspring occasionally, suggesting their relatively recent evolutionary transition to asexual reproduction. The eggs of ...

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 ...

Some stick insects can even switch between sexual and asexual reproduction depending on what’s most convenient. It’s a survival strategy that pays off, especially in environments where mates are rare.

If this stick insect species has survived for hundreds of thousands of years without sexual reproduction, it raises the question of what mechanisms allow it to maintain genetic diversity and ...

This species mainly reproduces without males, but on rare occasions, male stick insects appear. The researchers wanted to find out whether these males could still reproduce or if they had lost ...

Article Title Lack of successful sexual reproduction suggests the irreversible parthenogenesis in a stick insect ...

Among animals where sexual reproduction is common, there are quite a few species that reproduce only with females. In such species, females give birth to female offspring (this is called ...

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." ...

This suggests that male-related genes may also play roles in female reproduction. The involvement of a gene in multiple biological processes is known as pleiotropy, and this phenomenon may explain the ...

For the stick insects and evolutionary activity in general, whether a change occurs by chance or in a reputable sequence is much more nuanced. It often comes down to a precious resource–time.