Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.

Rare giant stick insects now command market prices exceeding $1,000 for a single adult. These massive insects possess a fragile physiology that contradicts their imposing physical size. Some giant ...

A goliath stick insect didn’t seem in the mood to play as it took a swing at the hand of a Queensland woman holding it up for the camera, footage posted to Instagram shows. Lisa Van Kula Donovan, a ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the same as a golf ball. The remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, ...

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...

In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity -- but why? Biodiversity hotspot Madagascar is one of the world's biggest islands, and home to ...

Most stick insect species blend into their surroundings to avoid predators. But the males of two newly described species from madagascar, Achrioptera manga and Achrioptera maroloko, are brightly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the ...