On seven undescribed leaf insect species revealed within the recent “Tree of Leaves” (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae ZooKeys , 2023; 1173: 145 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1173.104413 Cite This Page : ...

At every stage in their lives, from egg to adult, leaf and stick insects prove to be prey that can trick their predators. The giant Malaysian leaf insect (Pulchriphyllium giganteum) starts life as ...

A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

Walking leaves are a part of the phasmatodea order, which is colloquially referred to as containing “phasmids” or “stick and leaf insects.” As a group, stick and leaf insects look exactly ...

The adult insects are tiny and will be hard to spot. The caterpillars also are tiny, actually living inside the leaf as it mines. “They can't be very big to do that,” Koch said. If growers do ...

Kamala Peevy of Obsidian Butterfly creates intricate pieces using entomology and taxidermy, showcasing a variety of insects such as butterflies, leaf bugs, and beetles. Kamala's artwork has ...

Sawfly larvae, which are particularly a problem for roses, feed on leaves with a chewing mouthpart that causes "window-paning," an effect that happens when insects eat the material between leaf ...

The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for their unusual appearance: they look confusingly similar to parts of plants such as twigs, bark or – in the case of leaf ...