Acrophylla alta, a newly discovered stick insect in North Queensland's high-altitude rainforests, measures up to 16 inches ...

Scientists discovered Acrophylla alta, Australia’s heaviest insect, weighing 44g and measuring 40cm, in the high-altitude ...

Australia’s heaviest insect was discovered in a rainforest. Scientists say the Acrophylla alta is less than the size of a ...

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

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

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

The stick insect Acrophylla alta blends into its tree canopy surroundings by looking like a twig. Professor Angus Emmott, James Cook University ...