Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in North Queensland's rainforests, potentially the heaviest in Australia. This large insect, measuring up to 16 inches ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered Australia’s heaviest insect up to date. A newly described stick insect species found in northern Queensland. This species was found in high canopy rainforest. The species, ...