Meet the Acrophylla Alta, which was discovered in the canopies of the mountainous wet tropics region of Far North Queensland ...

Australian researchers deep in the country’s wet tropics have identified a new species of stick insect – and it’s absolutely ...

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.

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

A supersized stick insect newly discovered in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland is potentially the heaviest insect in Australia.

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NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was ...

A NEW super-sized species of stick insect has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Australia. The bug, which was caught on camera by researchers, measures a whopping 40cm (15.75 inches) long.

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

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

The giant stick insect is around 40cm long, and was discovered in high-altitude trees in North Queensland, Australia with ...