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.

Insects are extremely fascinating creatures. Stick bugs are among the most interesting, given their amazing camouflage and ...

Insects have long rivaled the best human illusionists, creating magic right before our eyes. However, one particular bug stands out from the rest, not only in size but in its ability to blend ...

A walking stick insect camouflages with a chamise shrub in southern California. The ability of the the insect, Timema cristinae, to be well camouflaged affects other insects living on the same plant.

Discover incredible insects that look like leaves, flowers and twigs. See how nature’s smartest disguises help these bugs survive predators.

A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world’s longest insect, British scientists said Thursday. The specimen was found by ...

Here’s how a cliff-clinging population on a remote volcanic stack rewrote extinction for one of the world’s rarest insects.

The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predators in Australia’s ...