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

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

A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in the tropical forests ...

A supersized stick insect that was discovered in a northern Queensland rainforest has been dubbed Australia's heaviest insect ...

The new species of stick insect called Acrophylla Alta measures in at 40cm long and weighs about the same as a golf ball, at ...

"From what we know to date, this is Australia's heaviest insect," said Angus Emmott, co-author of a paper on the new species, ...

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

Australia’s new heavyweight insect champion was discovered thanks to social media — but it's been hiding in the trees much ...

Scientists have unveiled thriving underwater communities in the Pacific Ocean, with creatures like tube worms and clams that ...

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

NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was ...