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

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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This large Australian stick insect, which was found by a group of researchers, weighs 44 grams and goes by the name ...

The new species, named the Acrophylla alta, was found in high-altitude trees in the wet tropics region of Queensland.

A new species of stick insect has been discovered in Australia, and it’s an absolute whopper. Named Acrophylla alta, it’s thought to be the heaviest known insect in Australia at 44 grams (0.09 pounds) ...

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