This Aussie bug is breaking records — and possibly a few branches. Scientists have discovered a hefty new species of stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest, and it could be the heaviest ever ...

Researchers found a new Acrophylla alta species of stick bug in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

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 ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the same as a golf ball. The remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, ...

There is a new monster bug on the block in Australia. Meet the Acrophylla Alta, which was discovered in the canopies of the mountainous wet tropics region of Far North Queensland in northeast ...

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After seeing a picture of the stick insect on social media, the researchers spent days trying to find and collect it for further research. Ross M. Coupland Scientists in Australia say they’ve found a ...

Have you ever seen a massive bug that looks like a twig or tree branch? Probably not, because these rare insects are masters of camouflage. Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects ...