The common walkingstick, aka northern walkingstick or common stick insect, can be found throughout the United States and up into Canada. They are the only stick insect found in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. Stick
The title of world’s heaviest cockroach goes to the giant burrowing cockroach, aka rhinoceros cockroach or Queensland giant cockroach. These insects hail from subtropical and tropical parts of Queensland, Australia. These hefty bugs are third in length behind the
The leaf chameleon, aka stump-tailed chameleon or pygmy chameleon, can be found (if you look hard enough) in the rainforests of eastern Madagascar. They can also be found on the island of Nosy Boraha. These tiny critters can be found from sea level to altitudes of up to
Found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and as far north as Mexico and the Southern United States, it’s the leafcutter ant. These industrious ants cut through
When the satanic leaf-tailed gecko was first discovered in Madagascar, in 1888, George Albert Boulenger described these amazing geckos as “mythical”. The camouflage abilities of these
