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Stick Insect
(aussie.zone)
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A series of Tweets, each a reply to the previous.
- ABC News @ABC: Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country. [With a picture of a brown stick insect among some green leaves.]
- mary @theoceanblooms: can I ask a question: how does something like this go undiscovered until now
- soul nate @MNateShyamalan: Entomologist here πββοΈπ€π Great question! It may seem surprising that the scientific community could miss an entire bug species after all this time, especially when it's THIS big. The answer might surprise you more π Let's dive in π𧡠(1/?)
- soul nate @MNateShyamalan: he look like stick (2/2)
They probably have.
But if you came across a random bug, especially a big one like that, wouldnβt you assume other people already knew about it? I would.
I mean sure you might take a pic and send it to a few people, but they would probably also assume itβs known.