A male Anchiale mabiensis. (Jones et al., Austral Entomology, 2026) Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's not just because they're camouflaged. Scientists in Australia have just ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a new monster bug on the block in Australia. Meet the Acrophylla Alta, which was discovered in the canopies of the ...

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 ...

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...

Why can insects that look exactly like branches even mimic the shape of a broken branch?I understand if they just stretch out ...