Biting insects prefer a plain brown hide to the zebra's stripes, ... They then tested models of horses colored black, brown, white or zebra-striped. And again tracked the effect on flies.

Anisomorpha buprestoides, also called devil's riding horse, prairie alligator, stick bug, witch's horse, devil's darning needle, scorpion, and musk mare is a large, stout brown phasmid with three ...

A zebra’s stripes are known to protect it from blood-sucking insects, as well as acting as camouflage. Now new research suggests that being stripy may also work for people in remote tribal ...

A California walking stick insect that has evolved to produce individuals with two distinct appearances -- an all-green form that camouflages well with broader leaves and a form with a white ...

A giant stick insect pronounced extinct for the past 80 years has been found clinging tenaciously to a rocky pinnacle off Lord Howe ... is a golden honey brown with a white stripe down the side.

For Tim Caro, it was surprisingly easy to dress horses like zebras. Several vendors were already selling coats with black-and-white stripes, often as fun gimmicks. But, as Caro learned, such ...

The three morphs are green, green with a white stripe and 'melanistic' or dark brown. "These insects are cryptic, meaning they visually blend into their surroundings to hide from hungry predators ...

A California walking stick insect that has evolved to produce individuals with two distinct appearances—an all-green form that camouflages well with broader leaves and a form with a white stripe ...

“Bird predation is a constant driver shaping the insects’ organismal traits, including coloration and striped vs. non-striped,” said Gompert. A shrub jay with a Timema stick insect in its beak.

In the forests of Ecuador, a new species of stick insect has been discovered along trails near a forest lodge, according to a study published Nov. 12 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.

A zebra’s stripes are known to protect it from blood-sucking insects, as well as acting as camouflage. Now new research suggests that being stripy may also work for people in remote tribal ...

A giant stick insect pronounced extinct for the past 80 years has been found clinging tenaciously to a rocky pinnacle off Lord Howe ... is a golden honey brown with a white stripe down the side.