A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick- or leaf-like appearance all evolved the same basic body parts.

In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...

Such societies are not only common in insects ... evolution of cooperative breeding in birds. Current Biology 17, 1414-1419 (2007). Sherman, P. Nepotism and the evolution of alarm calls. Science ...