A large and previously unknown stick insect has been discovered in the misty forests of Far North Queensland — and it might just be Australia's heaviest insect. ​ The giant stick insect has been named Acrophylla alta in a nod to its high-altitude habitat in the Atherton Tablelands. ​ James Cook University Adjunct Professor Angus Emmott and south-east Queensland scientist Ross Coulthard searched for the stick insect after they received a photograph of what they believed was an unknown species. ​

Goliath Stick Insect | The Animal Facts | Appearance, Diet, Habitat

A lot of green stick insects or Phasmids camouflage on tree. Phasmatodea or Phasmatoptera. Walking stick insects, stick-bugs, bug sticks or ghost insect. Zoo terrarium. Breeding of exotic home pets.

Stick insect Medauroidea extradentata family Phasmatodea Phasmids. Camouflage itself as green branch or stem of the plant blending into environment. Hobby Entomology and Nematology. Biological study.