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

The first babies of 2022 have arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo, and they might not be the kind of zoo babies you'd expect.Three Giant Spiny Leaf insects hatched in the early hours of 2022, zoo officials ...

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has announced their first new additions of the new year. “3 Giant Spiny Leaf insects hatched in the early hours of 2022,” zoo officials wrote in a ...

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 ...

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An international research team has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for ...

If you’ve ever had a spiny leaf insect as a pet, or you’re considering getting one, hopefully someone has warned you about this: if you put one in your enclosure, you might come back some time later ...