Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

To camouflage themselves on different plants, two forms of this mimic insect bear different patterns on their backs.

Is it a stick or is it a bug? The answer is yes. Today's Bug of the Week is a rather odd-looking insect that goes by several ...

USU researchers, led by Gompert, discovered complex chromosomal rearrangements in stick insects, challenging evolutionary ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

An expert keeper displays a critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect, nicknamed "tree lobster," at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek ...

The largest species of flightless insect, the Lord Howe Island stick insect, grows up to 15cm (5.9 inches) long.