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. This ...

Walking sticks are leaf eaters that thrive in tropical areas where they can find the two things they need most: 1) lush leaves to eat and 2) protection from predators via their amazing ability to ...

Horned treehoppers have the horned helmets to help "the treehoppers avoid predation through camouflage or intimidation," according to Nature Journal. 2. How many legs does a monkey slug caterpillar ...

It's safe to say that not many people have milked the insects known as walking sticks for the defensive secretions the insects spray when threatened. Now, milkers in Gainesville, Fla., have used ...

(via Deep Look) The Australian walking stick is a master of deception, but a twig is just one of its many disguises. Before it’s even born, it mimics a seed. In its youth it looks and acts like an ant ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Conservation posted about the insect Tuesday morning, saying if there were a record this male walking stick would hold it. GIANT WALKINGSTICK: ...

Researchers analyze the movement of the six-legged stick insect. Each of the stick insect's six legs is moved mainly by three joints. These joints are connected to the insect's body in an L-shaped ...

You might of seen them on your patio lately or in the corner of the house. Walking sticks, are bugs from the Phasmida family look like sticks with legs and antennae, or twigs attached to a small ...

A Facebook photo of a "Texas-sized" walking stick generated plenty of discussion of people's run-ins with the odd-looking creature. Texas Parks and Wildlife shared the photo Sunday of the insect at ...

We’re all familiar with vertical gene transfer (whether you know it or not). Vertical transfer describes the way you inherit genes from your parents, for example. What about horizontal (or lateral) ...