Scientists shocked by insect thought to be the heaviest in Australia
Giant stick insect discovered in Queensland may be Australia’s heaviest
- A newly identified species of stick insect, Acrophylla alta, is believed to be Australia's heaviest insect.
- The 40-cm long insect, weighing the same as a golf ball, was discovered in the Atherton tablelands in Queensland.
- Professor Angus Emmott and Ross Coupland found the creature after a social media post drew their attention to the large bug.
- Its remote habitat is theorised to be the reason the species remained undetected for such a long time.
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