A Stick Insect of the <I>Timema</I> Genus Blends with is Surroundings (IMAGE)

Utah State University

A Stick Insect of the <I>Timema</I> Genus Blends with is Surroundings

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A plant-eating stick insect of the imema genus blends with its surroundings to hide from hungry predators. The stout bug was used as a research model by Utah State University evolutionary biologist Zach Gompert and colleagues to explore how new species form. The researchers report insights on the multi-faceted evolutionary process in a Feb. 17, 2017 paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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© Moritz Muschick (2012)

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