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Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say it may be the heaviest insect in the country.
A researcher at an Australian university has discovered a new "supersized" species of stick insect in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. Professor Angus Emmott identified the new Acrophylla alta species in the canopies of the mountainous wet tropics region in the northeast of the country. The insects are roughly 40cm long. This specimen weighs 44g, which is "slightly less than a golf ball", James Cook University said in a statement.
Huge stick insect Acrophylla alta found in Queensland, Australia - CBBC Newsround
A newly discovered species has surprised experts with it size and weight, which they say could make it heaviest insect in Australia.
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