Did you know there's an insect that naturally blends in with its surroundings? Learn all about the rare leaf insect's ...

The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predators in Australia’s ancient Daintree rainforest. Check out how this clumsy vegetarian survives ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have been named for their granite boulder habitat: Choerophyrne koeypad (“rocky ...

Determining which insect is the largest is a tricky endeavour; the word large will mean many things depending on who you talk to. It could be the length of an insect or its weight, wingspan – maybe ...

Occurred on August 14, 2025 / Antwerp, Belgium Info from Licensor: "In this video you see two females of a very colorful stick insect species (Calvisia khlongsokana). Towards the end of the video, one ...

Bug enthusiasts will be pleased to know that World of the Insect isn’t just one of the best bug houses in the country, but also the first built in the U.S. Some of the nation’s most passionate ...

A thousand meters up in a humid, cloud-covered forest, amidst a slew of twigs and limbs, an onlooker spotted something different—this branch had legs. But even for a stick insect, a forest dweller ...

After seeing a picture of the stick insect on social media, the researchers spent days trying to find and collect it for further research. Ross M. Coupland Scientists in Australia say they’ve found a ...