No-one does absent parenting like these clever critters. For a spiny leaf insect, motherhood begins and ends with a bunch of eggs passing through her gonopore (genital opening). She’s probably ...

This stick insect spends its entire life trying to look like something else. These insects are relatively slow moving, so they rely on their camouflage to keep them safe. This is a giant prickly stick ...

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Quick Take Leaf insects are native to South Asia and Australia, and illegal to import to the U.S. The rare Phylliidae can ...

WHO needs men? Female Australian spiny leaf stick insects (Extatosoma tiaratum) have figured out how to reproduce without males, and they fight off potential suitors ferociously. In fact, they’re so ...