Male stick insect hatches from all-female colony at Science World in 'extremely rare' event Experts wonder if a glitch in the cloning process led to the production of a male insect.

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 ...

In Part 1 of building a terrarium for stick insects, I focus on the planning, framing, and ventilation setup to create a safe and natural-looking habitat. It’s the foundation for a healthy ...

The surprising evolutionary convergence of two Californian stick insects To camouflage themselves on different plants, two forms of this mimic insect bear different patterns on their backs.

Gompert and colleagues showed this adaptive difference in color pattern is almost completely explained by the presence versus absence of these individual complex, chromosomal rearrangements.

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology erected its pop-up tent on the Briggs Hall lawn during the recent campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day, insects popped up. They included walking sticks (stick insects) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

A new species of stick insect was discovered along trails in an Ecuador reserve. It has spines and looks mossy and camouflaged.