Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SYDNEY (Reuters) -In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.

New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years originally appeared on Parade. In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden ...

A newly named species of giant stick insect found in Australia’s Wet Tropics rainforests is thought to be the heaviest insect ever found on the continent. Acrophylla alta weighs 44 grams, around the ...

A colossal stick insect found living in the highland rainforest of northeastern Australia could be the chonkiest (read: heaviest) bug the continent has to offer. Acrophylla alta, as the species has ...

ATHERTON, Au. (WFLA) — A supersized stick insect that was discovered in a northern Queensland rainforest has been dubbed Australia’s heaviest insect. This winged insect was discovered by a team of ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in North Queensland's rainforests, potentially the heaviest in Australia. This large insect, measuring up to 16 inches ...

NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was discovered in high altitudes in North Queensland. The insect measures about ...

Scientists have uncovered Australia’s heaviest insect up to date. A newly described stick insect species found in northern Queensland. This species was found in high canopy rainforest. The species, ...