"From what we know to date, this is Australia's heaviest insect," said Angus Emmott, co-author of a paper on the new species, per James Cook University. The stick insect, named Acrophylla alta, measures 15 inches in length, roughly the height of a bowling pin, and weighs 44 grams (1.6 ounces), according to Gizmodo.

A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in the tropical forests of northeastern Australia. At nearly 40 cm long and weighing 44 grams, it could be the heaviest insect ever recorded in the country.