Name: Heaviest stick bug species found in Australia
Uploaded: 2025-08-01T16:30:06Z
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Description: If you're not a fan of the creepy and/or crawly, you're not going to like this one. Researchers with James Cook University say they have identified a monstrous new species of supersized stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest — measuring nearly a foot and a half long and weighing 44 grams.

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If you're not a fan of the creepy and/or crawly, you're not going to like this one. Researchers with James Cook University say they have identified a monstrous new species of supersized stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest — measuring nearly a foot and a half long and weighing 44 grams.

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australia australia rainforest bugs insect insects stick stick bug stickbug

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