John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

The world's rarest insect returns In 2003, two stick insects from the Dryococelus australis species, named Adam and Eve, arrived at the Melbourne Zoo to start a breeding program.