Be on the lookout for this bug... Here is a safety related tid bit that I discovered because of my dog. This could be useful for those of us and our families outside. On Monday night my dog sniffed at ...

Walking sticks are leaf eaters that thrive in tropical areas where they can find the two things they need most: 1) lush leaves to eat and 2) protection from predators via their amazing ability to ...

Several readers have asked me to identify giant insects in photographs they have sent. So far all the photos show female Texas giant walking sticks. The Texas giant walking stick is typically Texan in ...

It's safe to say that not many people have milked the insects known as walking sticks for the defensive secretions the insects spray when threatened. Now, milkers in Gainesville, Fla., have used ...

Photo Caption: The Texas giant walking stick is the longest insect in the US. Photograph by Forrest M. Mims III. Several readers have asked me to identify giant insects in photographs they have sent.

Walking stick insects disguised themselves as leaves starting some 126 million years ago, report paleontologists, even before the advent of flowering plants. The fossil discoveries from modern-day ...

The newly described stick insect Phryganistria heusii yentuensis is over a foot long (32cm), or 21 inches (54 cm) with its front legs stretched out. It's the second biggest living insect that has been ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Conservation posted about the insect Tuesday morning, saying if there were a record this male walking stick would hold it. GIANT WALKINGSTICK: ...

For an insect trying to avoid becoming dinner, the consequences of bad camouflage are clear. What’s less obvious is how the effects then ripple like an aftershock through an entire ecosystem, subtly ...