The tougher the leaf, the less evidence of insect herbivory. The more intense the light, the more frequently scientists encountered leaves that showed no signs at all of herbivory. “The ...

"Vertebrates chomp off either half a leaf or the whole leaf," she said ... the connection between a warming climate and insect herbivory, the study also revealed that urbanization can have ...

For both species of tree, higher levels of artificial light meant tougher leaves. The tougher the leaf, the less evidence of insect herbivory. The more intense the light, the more frequently ...

Ancient insects preferred warmer climates Date: November 25, 2010 Source: Ecological Society of America Summary: For millions of years, insects and plants have coevolved -- leaf-eaters adapting to ...

A surprise clutch of eggs has solved a century-old leaf insect mystery. A female Phyllium asekiense, a leaf insect from Papua New Guinea. Like many leaf insects, P. asekiense was known only from ...

It is the oldest-known stick or leaf insect that used such natural trickery, they said. The insect, named Cretophasmomima melanogramma, was found in Liaoning province in northeastern China ...

Luckily for us, though, a group of scientists was recently able to spot the wood from the trees, finding seven brand new species of leaf insect. Leaf insects are also known as walking leaves ...