In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

This video show the moment scientists held a newly discovered species of stick insect which is believed to be the heaviest insect in Australia. Research published on Thursday (31…