Post by Nugget on Nov 29, 2016 23:08:49 GMT -6
I'd sure hate to find one of these in my garden!
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As of May 2016, China is officially the home of the world’s longest insect, a stick insect named Phryganistria chinensis Zhao. First seen in 2014, the new insect species measures 62.4 centimeters, or about 2 feet, 0.57 inches long. It was named for its discoverer, Zhao Li, a scientist with the Insect Museum of West China, where the specimen now resides. The new record holder took the title from Phobaeticus chani, or Chan’s megastick, a Malaysian stick insect that is 22.3 inches long.
