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 ...

Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders, and of course, kids. Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school—they are putting them on the map and even ...

Discovered in the rainforests of northeast Queensland, Acrophylla alta measures nearly 40 centimeters and weighs around 44 grams, about the weight of a golf ball. This female species, with large black ...

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 ...

David Yeates receives funding from CSIRO, The Schlinger Foundation, The Australian Biological Resources Study and the US National Science Foundation. As you may have spotted, the title of this article ...

Australia’s heaviest insect was discovered in a rainforest. Scientists say the Acrophylla alta is less than the size of a golf ball. Researchers found a huge bug was found in a rainforest, and it's ...

Sydney, Dec 1 (EFE).Sydney, Dec 1 (EFE). — Australian scientists will digitize images and data of some 12.5 million insects, of which 70 percent are unique to Australia, media reported Tuesday. “It’s ...

Acrophylla alta, a newly discovered stick insect in North Queensland's high-altitude rainforests, measures up to 16 inches and weighs around 44 grams. This remarkable insect is considered the heaviest ...

A university student was fined $35,000 for trying to smuggle protected insects out of Australia, officials said. Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. A ...