A giant insect was found in Australia, measuring nearly 16 inches long. It is now the biggest and heaviest insect ever recorded in the country, weighing 44 grams.

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

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

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

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, ...

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

This large Australian stick insect, which was found by a group of researchers, weighs 44 grams and goes by the name ...

The new species, named the Acrophylla alta, was found in high-altitude trees in the wet tropics region of Queensland.

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

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