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

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

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

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

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

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

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A giant new species of ‘super-sized’ stick insect has been discovered in a remote rainforest in North Queensland.

Meet Acrophylla Alta- Australia's heaviest insect that has been recently discovered. A video of the palm-sized stick insect ...

The new species, named the Acrophylla alta, was found in high-altitude trees in the wet tropics region of Queensland. Professor Angus Emmott from James Cook University, who helped identify the species ...

Australian Entomologists have discovered a giant new specie in a wet tropical forest on July 31, 2025. The new addition into insects family, Acrophylla alta, weighs 44 grams and is 15.75 ...