31-07-2025
New 40cm-long species of stick insect suspected to be the heaviest insect in Australia
The new species, named Acrophylla alta, was found in the high altitudes of the Atherton tablelands in North Queensland – and scientists said the habitat could be part of the reason for its large size. A peer-reviewed study about the discovery, published in Zootaxa journal, noted the stick insect was likely heavier than the giant burrowing cockroach which is considered one of the heaviest insects in the world
