The new discoveries emphasize that scientists have a lot left to learn about insect diversity, even in areas with many ...
Australia's stick insects have been photographed millions of times, studied in museums, and kept as pets, yet scientists just ...
Australia’s giant Anchiale stick insects, long treated as two species, are now recognized as five: Anchiale robusta, Anchiale ...
Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorded in the group. The discovery also revealed that a ...
A male Anchiale mabiensis. (Jones et al., Austral Entomology, 2026) Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's ...
The discoveries could help manage stick insect outbreaks and reduce their impact on forestry and agriculture. Australia’s ...
Australian scientists discovered two new giant stick insect species and fixed an old mix-up with a third. Researchers have ...
A stick insect with the weight of a golf ball and the length of your forearm has been sitting undetected in the treetops of Queensland’s Atherton Tablelands. It may be the heaviest insect ever ...
New study describes two species, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis, both found in far north Queensland ...
Why can insects that look exactly like branches even mimic the shape of a broken branch?I understand if they just stretch out ...