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Video: 'It's really neat', says Australian professor who helped discover giant stick insect
James Cook University professor, Angus Emmott, alongside wildlife expert Ross Coupland, discovered the insect in the canopies of a remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, in Australia's northeast.
Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics
James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that ...
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New Species Of Gigantic Stick Bug Discovered In Australia
A supersized stick insect newly discovered in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland is potentially the ...
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“Spectacular” New Species Of 40cm Giant Stick Insect May Be Australia’s New Heaviest Insect
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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 ...
‘Heaviest ever insect’ measuring 16 INCHES found that’s so huge you need two hands to hold it
A NEW super-sized species of stick insect has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Australia. The bug, which was caught ...
New giant stick insect species is Australia's heaviest, scientists say
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...
Meet the new species of giant stick insect that weighs about the same as a golf ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...
That's not a stick it's a branch! New species of supersized 16-INCH long stick insect is discovered deep in an Australian jungle
The giant stick insect is around 40cm long, and was discovered in high-altitude trees in North Queensland, Australia with ...
Horrifyingly Huge New Stick Insect Discovered Exactly Where You Think
Wildlife experts in Australia have discovered a new giant stick insect, and it’s the largest, heaviest insect ever found in ...
See video of the heaviest stick insect ever discovered in Australia
The Acrophylla alta species was found in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It is believed to be the heaviest ...