Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the same as a golf ball. The remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, ...

A photographic census of Australia's native insects and other bugs — and their unwelcome invasive counterparts — has been launched across Australia. The national citizen science project, dubbed Bug ...

Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is around 16 inches long and a strong contender for Australia's heaviest recorded ...

Australia is known for dangerous wildlife, but this island takes it to another level. This video explores why it is considered the most dangerous island in the country. From deadly animals to extreme ...

A university student was fined $35,000 for trying to smuggle protected insects out of Australia, officials said. Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. A ...

After seeing a picture of the stick insect on social media, the researchers spent days trying to find and collect it for further research. Ross M. Coupland Scientists in Australia say they’ve found a ...

A newly named species of giant stick insect found in Australia’s Wet Tropics rainforests is thought to be the heaviest insect ever found on the continent. Acrophylla alta weighs 44 grams, around the ...