Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have ...

A newly named species of giant stick insect found in Australia’s Wet Tropics rainforests is thought to be the heaviest insect ever found on the continent. Acrophylla alta weighs 44 grams, around the ...

New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years originally appeared on Parade. In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden ...

This Aussie bug is breaking records — and possibly a few branches. Scientists have discovered a hefty new species of stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest, and it could be the heaviest ever ...

A colossal stick insect found living in the highland rainforest of northeastern Australia could be the chonkiest (read: heaviest) bug the continent has to offer. Acrophylla alta, as the species has ...

The new species of insect was found in a remote part of Australia's Atherton Tableland region in QueenslandProfessor Angus Emmott/James Cook University/REUTERS Scientists have discovered a new species ...

While females have wings, they are not strong flyers because of their "heavy bodies", according to Professor EmmottCredit: Reuters The female specimen has a wingspan similar to that of a small bird.

What could we want more for our children than to have stories that are told to them that are "love songs to evolution"? This little project has the aesthetic feel of Machinarium, a deep commitment to ...