Gunter’s own museum collection receives newly identified insects multiple times throughout the year, but it's still uncommon ...

The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...

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

The new species, named the Acrophylla alta, was found in high-altitude trees in the wet tropics region of Queensland.

So, of course, I went and grabbed my macro lens and started snapping pictures as our friend Wendy MacNaughton did her best to keep the bug in/on her hands. At one point, the baby stick bug came to ...

Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered Acrophylla alta, a 15-inch stick insect that's now the country’s heaviest known bug.

James Cook University researcher Angus Emmott helped identify the new species and explained that the giant insect weighs ...

A new species of stick insect has been discovered in Australia, and it’s an absolute whopper. Named Acrophylla alta, it’s ...

A new stickbug has been discovered and documented in Australia and as far as stick insects go this one is a behemoth. As of ...

At one point, the baby stick bug came to a gap between her fingers, which, to such a tiny creature, was like a crevasse on K2.

This is the longest insect in the U.S., according to Texas A&M Agrilife. These slow-moving bugs look like sticks, with thin legs and no wings.