Geckos, tree frogs, spiders and insects all share a special skill - they can walk up vertical surfaces and even upside down using adhesive pads on their feet. But geckos have 'dry' feet, while insects ...

Known for exceptional mimicry, stick insects have evolved a range of egg-laying techniques to maximize egg survival while maintaining their disguise – including dropping eggs to the ground, skewering ...

Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have been named for their granite boulder habitat: Choerophyrne koeypad (“rocky ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Right now, there’s a fly walking on the window in my office. I asked my friend Rich Zack how it does that. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. It turns out my window isn’t as ...

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...

If you were asked to list the creatures of Ireland’s countryside, you might rattle off the usual suspects: foxes, badgers, robins, rabbits, maybe even a few less-loved slugs. But would a stick insect ...

New research shows the fluid found on insects' feet does not help them adhere to vertical and inverted surfaces, as previously thought, but may in fact help them to unstick their feet more easily to ...