#acrophylla

NEW STICK INSECT JUST DROPPED!!!

OMG yes! I just saw the story a few days ago and I've been meaning to post about it!

Elusive giant stick insect species discovered in rainforests of Far North Queensland

A new species of giant stick insect has been discovered in tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland. Weighing at up to 44 grams, Acrophylla alta is believed to be the heaviest insect in Australia. Scientists hope to find and describe a male of the elusive canopy-dwelling species...

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/giant-stick-insect-acrophylla-alta-wet-tropics-discovery/105596666

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Emilie Morris and a friend. I thought it might be the even larger Acrophylla titan, but this one was found in Far North Queensland, and the Titan Stick Insect has even darker wings (and anyway, A. titan is no longer Australia’s largest - Ctenomorpha gargantua discovered a few years ago is even longer).