Female, Green Stick Insect (Timema cristinae) (IMAGE)

Utah State University

Female, Green Stick Insect (Timema cristinae)

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A female, green stick insect (Timema cristinae) blends in on a California lilac (Ceanothus). A study published by Utah State University researcher Zachariah Gompert and colleagues in the April 18, 2025 issue of the AAAS journal Science reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect.

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Aaron Comeault

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