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That's not a stick it's a branch! New species of supersized 16-INCH long stick insect is discovered deep in an Australian jungle
The giant stick insect is around 40cm long, and was discovered in high-altitude trees in North Queensland, Australia with ...
Meet the new species of giant stick insect that weighs about the same as a golf ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...
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Gigantic ‘Walking Stick’ Discovered in Australia Might Be the Continent’s Heaviest Insect
The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...
See video of the heaviest stick insect ever discovered in Australia
The Acrophylla alta species was found in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It is believed to be the heaviest ...
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Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in Australia
Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is ...
Meet Australia’s new species of giant stick insect
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in the tropical forests ...
New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years
Australia’s new heavyweight insect champion was discovered thanks to social media — but it's been hiding in the trees much ...
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Gigantic stick insect as long as a cat found in Australia
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See where a newly discovered giant stick bug was recently spotted
James Cook University researcher Angus Emmott helped identify the new species and explained that the giant insect weighs ...
Stick insect — as hefty as a golf ball — could be heaviest ever found in Australian rainforest
A new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest ever found in Australia was located in a remote rainforest.
Australia's heaviest insect discovered: Meet the giant sick insect Acrophylla alta
Acrophylla alta, a newly discovered stick insect in North Queensland's high-altitude rainforests, measures up to 16 inches and weighs around 44 grams.