Those who tremble the insects, this news from Australia will bring them shudder-scientists discovered a huge insect resembling a winged stick that weighs a little less than a golf ball (ed: about 45 grams).
According to experts, This insect is Australia’s heaviest insect, is 40cm long and bears the name Acrophylla alta- The animal was found at high altitudes of the Atherton plates in the northern Queensland – and scientists said the habitat may be one of the reasons for its large size.
In a study published in Zootaxa magazine it is noted that This insect is probably heavier than the cockroach-ninker (Giant Burrowing Cockroach) – Endemic in Queensland and to this day considered the heaviest insect in Australia.
According to Professor Angus Emmotta researcher at James Cook University, a post on social media was the one that helped to discover, the Guardian writes.
As Emmott says, the co -head of the study, Ross Coupland took a photo of an insect and “immediately thought it could be something new.”
After many search nights, Emmott and Coupland managed to locate a large female, However, it was so tall that they had to use a long stick to download it.
A new species of stick insect, suspected to be the heavies insect in Australia, has been discovered in high altitudes of the Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland.
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The two put the female in a cage, fed it and collected his eggs to study the new genre.
According to Emmott, the species had not been discovered earlier due to its extremely difficult access.
“He lives very high in the tree commands. So if a cyclone or a bird does not download, very few people can see it, “he said in a statement.