This giant stick insect fooled scientists for decades
A giant Australian stick insect finally receives a proper scientific name, ending a decades‑long identification mystery
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A giant Australian stick insect finally receives a proper scientific name, ending a decades‑long identification mystery
Scientists in Australia have identified two new stick insect species, revealing that one had been misidentified for 50 years despite living in plain sight.
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