Researchers found a new Acrophylla alta species of stick bug in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the same as a golf ball. The remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, ...

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 ...

A recently discovered species of giant stick insect has captured the attention of entomologists in Australia with its extraordinary size. Measuring around 40 centimeters (about 16 inches) in length ...

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A quick trip to Walmart led to rare a discovery after a university scientist found a historic insect dating back to the Jurassic period. Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State University’s Insect ...