A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world's longest insect, Chinese state media says. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres found two years ago in the ...

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Stick insects keep evolving to have the same strange body plans over and over again, scientists have discovered. This evolutionary blueprint has enabled researchers to predict the critters' next ...

Many representatives of the fauna possess unique masking abilities but stick insects are among the masters of disguise within the animal world. During a field trip in Guangxi, China Mr. Ho Wai-chun ...