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What Is This Massive Stick Insect, and Where Is It Found?

Australia is known for its exceptional biodiversity. The country separated from the supercontinent Gondwana nearly 135 million years ago, and completed its separation from Antarctica over the last 40 ...
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New species of giant stick insect discovered

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 ...
New York Post

Stick insect — as hefty as a golf ball — could be heaviest ever found in Australian rainforest

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 ...
Yahoo

People Can’t Get Over the Size of New Stick Insect Species Found in Australia

People Can’t Get Over the Size of New Stick Insect Species Found in Australia originally appeared on PetHelpful. There are some seriously big bugs out there, but none quite like this one! A new ...
AOL

This Enormous Insect Stretches Over Two Feet and Still Hides in Plain Sight

Insects have long rivaled the best human illusionists, creating magic right before our eyes. However, one particular bug stands out from the rest, not only in size but in its ability to blend ...
Forbes

Driven To ‘Extinction’ By A Shipwreck, A 2001 Discovery Brought The ‘World’s Rarest Insect’ Back To Life

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...