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These insects keep evolving to look like sticks. Why?
a postdoctoral researcher studying stick insect evolution at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, told Live Science.
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Convergent evolution: stick and leaf insects share 20 body features
Creatures that live in similar environments ... similarity predict the strength of morphological convergence in stick and leaf insects, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024).
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Image of the Day: Stick and Leaf Insects
The scientific order Phasmatodea, or stick and leaf insects, is known for a variety of camouflage that allows the animals to blend in with their surroundings. They diversified after the dinosaurs went ...