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A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world's longest insect, Chinese state media says. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres found two years ago in the ...

Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have been named for their granite boulder habitat: Choerophyrne koeypad (“rocky ...

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 ...