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Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are large, tropical, predominantly nocturnal herbivores, which exhibit extreme masquerade crypsis, whereby they morphologically and behaviorally resemble twigs, bark, lichen, moss, and leaves.
James A. Robertson +3 more
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Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.The impact of domestic cats on vertebrate biodiversity is unequivocal; however, we still know little about their effects on arthropods. By analysing over 17,000 photos and videos from social media platforms (iStock and TikTok), we documented 550 predation events of cats on arthropods.
Leticia Alexandre, Raul Costa‐Pereira
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Insect‐Inspired Resilient Machines
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2026.This study presents a decentralized resilient control for legged robots, enabling self‐organized locomotion and rapid adaptation to extreme leg loss within seconds. It encodes the self‐embodied resilience strategies observed in stick insects and relies on neural dynamics with synaptic plasticity, minimal sensory feedback, and dynamic robot–environment ...
Thirawat Chuthong +3 more
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Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 534, Issue 1, January 2026.The subgenual organ complex in orthopteroid insects consists of few mechanosensory organs. In the stick insect Bacillus rossius, the subgenual organ and distal organ include ∼70 sensilla, and both organs are located in the hemolymph channel with several connections to the leg cuticle.
Johannes Strauß, Peter T. Rühr
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Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 1-10, January 2026.Rearing insects in the school classroom can build positive attitudes towards insects among schoolchildren, which is becoming increasingly important as insect populations decline. Identified frequent use of non‐native insect species, raising environmental and ethical concerns after classroom rearing ends.
Tereza Matulková, Tomáš Ditrich
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.Genomic data support the definition of a new elateroid family, Badmaateridae fam. nov., with Badmaater chilensis gen. nov. sp. nov. as the only representative. Badmaateridae is sister to an extensive clade containing fireflies, soldier beetles, net‐winged beetles and click beetles.
Vasily V. Grebennikov +5 more
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DiversityWe describe a new stick insect species, Pseudoparamenexenus beiliuensis sp. nov., by an integrated approach using morphological and molecular data. The mitochondrial genomes of this new species and Pseudoparamenexenus yangi collected from Jianfengling ...
Yanting Qin, Zhenzhen Cui, Xun Bian
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Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2681-2706, December 2025.ABSTRACT Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet, paradoxically, obligate sexual reproduction predominates in many animal lineages, while the most flexible form of facultative asexuality (i.e ...
Daniela Wilner +2 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015 The new genus Lobofemora gen. nov. is described from Vietnam to accommodate three new species: L. bachmaensis sp. nov. (Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam), L. bidoupensis sp. nov. (Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, central Vietnam) and L.
Joachim Bresseel, Jérôme Constant
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Entomological Science, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2025.In this study, we analyzed individuals with male‐specific characters that emerged in an 8‐year captive isofemale line of Neohirasea japonica, a parthenogenetic stick insect from Japan. A total of three “male‐like” individuals (with a penis and without oviposition) were observed during this period.
Taisei MORISHITA +2 more
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