The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...

Some female stick insects just don’t need males around, ever. They clone themselves, alter their pheromones to stay inconspicuous to unwanted suitors, and when males try to copulate with them, they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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