Convergent evolution: stick and leaf insects share 20 body features

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Dec 27, 2024, 9:33 am118 pts
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 their study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Romain Boisseau, Douglas Emlen…

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