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 ...

A new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest ever found in Australia was located in a remote rainforest.

Weighing nearly as much as a golf ball, the newly found stick insect may be Australia’s heaviest, and hardest to spot.

A giant insect was found in Australia, measuring nearly 16 inches long. It is now the biggest and heaviest insect ever recorded in the country, weighing 44 grams.