Recorded examples of acoustic mimicry, however, are startlingly rare and this is the first time any mammal — humans excluded — has been heard pretending to be an insect. The behavior was first ...

Phasmatodea, commonly known as stick insects and leaf insects, are icons of crypsis and primary defense specialization, exhibiting a wide range of remarkable morphological and behavioral modifications ...

The wildflowers of September were fading. Roadsides and fields glowed with asters of several species and colors of whites and purples. Nearby, mixed with these late-flowering plants, were sunflowers ...

The discovery that a Jurassic moth lacewing mimicked a co-occurring fossil lichen to promote survival predates modern lichen-insect associations by 165 million years Scientists have uncovered the ...

Nature's camouflage artists, insects, astound with their ability to mimic leaves, flowers, and twigs, evading predators through remarkable adaptation. From leaf insects with visible veins to orchid ...