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." ...

In the forests of Ecuador, a new species of stick insect has been discovered along trails near a forest lodge, according to a study published Nov. 12 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. Trychopeplus ...

Habitat was a key factor in the evolution of the body plans. Boisseau noted that stick insects use camouflage as their main line of defense against predators, so when the predators and the habitat ...