Asexual stick insects manage a male-female gene-balancing mechanism despite a million years without sex.

Some female stick insects just don’t need males around, ever. They clone themselves, alter their pheromones to stay inconspicuous to unwanted suitors, and when males try to copulate with them, they ...

Male (top) and female (bottom) Lord Howe Island stick insects from the captive-bred Ball's Pyramid population, also known as "tree lobsters," on a leaf at the Melbourne Zoo. Lord Howe Island Stick ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say Timema have reproduced without needing sex for about a million years [Bart Zijlstra Photography] Asexual stick insects ...

WHO needs men? Female Australian spiny leaf stick insects (Extatosoma tiaratum) have figured out how to reproduce without males, and they fight off potential suitors ferociously. In fact, they’re so ...

Experts say Timema have reproduced without needing sex for about a million years Asexual stick insects that have reproduced without male fertilisation for a million years have managed to retain a male ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goliath stick insects (Eurycnema goliath) are among the largest and heaviest insects in Australia, with females reaching 7 inches ...

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Asexual stick insects that have reproduced without male fertilisation for a million years have managed to retain a male-female gene-balancing mechanism, a study has found. Experts at Bangor University ...