People Can’t Get Over the Size of New Stick Insect Species Found in Australia first appeared on PetHelpful on Aug 10, 2025 ...

The newly discovered bug makes its home high in the canopy of the Atherton Tablelands, a highland rainforest in tropical ...

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 ...

Hidden in Australia’s lush rainforests, a stick insect with record-breaking weight has been discovered, challenging our ideas ...

The Acrophylla alta species was found in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It is believed to be the heaviest ...

Wildlife experts in Australia have discovered a new giant stick insect, and it’s the largest, heaviest insect ever found in ...

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

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

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

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

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