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New-to-science stick insect is the heaviest ever found in Australia
A giant stick insect species found in Australia鈥檚 Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 centimetres in length and weigh 44 grams
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The surprising silver lining to the recent boom in invertebrate pets
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Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise
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Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations
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Super-invasive termites could spread from Florida around the world
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Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines
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Grisly new book reveals what zombie insects can teach us
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Hijacked cicadas play music like a cyborg loudspeaker
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‘Bone collector’ caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise
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Oldest ant fossil ever found shows how ants took over the world
A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern hemisphere before moving north 鈥� and beyond
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Striking image shows giant hooded katydid hatchling perched on adult
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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies
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Wood-eating beetles may make wildfires emit even more carbon
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Incredible close-up images of insects scoop photo contest honours
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