Scientists identify Acrophylla alta in Queensland rainforest, marking it as Australia’s heaviest insect at 44 grams.

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country ...

A new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest ever found in Australia was located in a remote rainforest.

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...

A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in the tropical forests ...

The new species of stick insect called Acrophylla Alta measures in at 40cm long and weighs about the same as a golf ball, at ...

Researchers recently found a newly discovered stick bug species in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, ...

Australia’s new heavyweight insect champion was discovered thanks to social media — but it's been hiding in the trees much ...

This large Australian stick insect, which was found by a group of researchers, weighs 44 grams and goes by the name ...

Scientists have unveiled thriving underwater communities in the Pacific Ocean, with creatures like tube worms and clams that ...

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James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that ...