Springing into action, the mother confronts the invader, furiously buzzing her wings or punching with her club-shaped back ... This perturbed bug perched on a red leaf after flying away from ...

They discovered that stick- and leaf-imitating insects had all evolved the same 20 basic body features, including body shape, head shape and lobster-like features. In all cases, they noted ...

until now this likeness was thought to be caused by pigments and the shape of its body. In fact, the moth uses extremely sophisticated physics to give the impression it is a leaf, says Kelley.

Named after their violin-like shaped leaves, the fiddle leaf fig ... bug like its fellow houseplants. Get rid of bugs on your ...

the shape and outline of the animal merge with the background so it's not recognizable. Similar to camouflage is disguise, in which the entire insect looks like a specific object, like a leaf or a ...