A male Anchiale mabiensis. (Jones et al., Austral Entomology, 2026) Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's ...

Insect "detectives" have discovered two new types of large stick insects, showing scientists are still uncovering new species ...

New study describes two species, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis, both found in far north Queensland ...

The Yaeyama Tsuda stick insect (Megacrania tsudai) is a species of stick insect belonging to the order Phasmatodea, family ...

In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden beasts, a massive newly discovered insect is unlike anything Australian scientists have ever seen. Researchers in Queensland's ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of large stick insects in Australia. One was misidentified for 50 years, while the other was found in Queensland’s threatened Mabi rainforest.

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 ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...

Stick insects are masters of camouflage. Their bodies mimic twigs and branches so well that predators often miss them completely. Some giant stick insects grow close to 9 inches long, making them ...