An astonishing number of insects have evolved survival mechanisms that involve mimicry, camouflage, and disguise. In the case of orange-and-black butterflies, the viceroy has evolved a striking ...

Researchers have found that stick insects keep evolving the same 20 body plans, from the "tree lobster'" to the "bark hugger" and the "large-headed stick." ...

It can take extreme forms, for example in the group of insects called bush-crickets or katydids. These animals are poor flyers, so many species rely on remarkable camouflage to evade predators. Leaf ...

With their hind legs, the insects groom their entire little selves ... with an eye to delivering new materials not just for camouflage but for novel security and encryption devices as well.

Animals can use optical illusions or patterns to camouflage themselves. Spots or stripes can help zebras and leopards hide until they can escape danger. Stick insects use disguise to camouflage ...

Habitat was a key factor in the evolution of the body plans. Boisseau noted that stick insects use camouflage as their main line of defense against predators, so when the predators and the habitat ...