Stick Insect (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Stick Insect

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A new study involving CU-Boulder looks at the role of natural selection on three types of stick insect belonging to the species Timema cristinae. The illustration shows how green, striped, and melanistic, or brown varieties have evolved camouflaged appearances matching them to certain areas on two separate species of shrub.

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Illustration credit Rosa Marin

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