Stick insects are among the most popular insects kept as pets, mainly due to their unique stick-like appearance and relative ease of care. There are over 2,500 species of stick and leaf insects; ...

Stick insect relatives: different in appearance but of the same origin. Surprisingly, New World (above) and Old World stick insects (below) form their own evolutionary lines within this insect group, ...

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...

A nine-year-old boy from Cumbria has set up his own business selling packets of Indian stick insect eggs. Alec Kemp from Windermere sold his first few eggs over the internet after becoming fascinated ...

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 ...

It’s obvious why a stick insect’s wardrobe is the way it is. Look like a stick, avoid getting eaten. But scientists in Japan noticed that despite their camouflage, stick insects became bird food quite ...

Insects have long rivaled the best human illusionists, creating magic right before our eyes. However, one particular bug stands out from the rest, not only in size but in its ability to blend ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predator The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry ...

Even though they are so strikingly different, these stick insects from the Old World are genetically more similar to each other than their relatives that are geographically distance in the New World.