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World's Longest Insect Is Two Feet Long
Meet the new record holder
By Kate Baggaley Posted 5 hours ago
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Xinhua
Phryganistria chinensis Zhao, the world's longest insect.
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Say "so long," previous insect-size record-holder. A new species of stick insect in southern China has been declared the worlds longest bug, state media announced on Thursday.
Until now, that honor had belonged to Malaysian stick insect named Phoebaeticus chani, or Chans megastick. At 62.4 centimeters, the newcomer extends the record by about 6 centimeters.
Dubbed Phryganistria chinensis Zhao, it was first spied in 2014. Zhao Li, of the Insect Museum of West China, had spent years searching for the massive insect described by locals. He finally spotted his quarry on a mountain in the Guangxi Zhuang region.
The insect returned with Zhao to the museum, where it laid 6 eggs. After hatching, even the smallest offspring cleared 26 centimeters.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,761 posts)Usually insects don't bother me much but I'll make an exception for that one. They are not supposed to be that big.
Nope
Nope
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Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)that there are still places in China not so ravaged by industry where natures still holds some mystery.
They might hear ya
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Duppers
(28,125 posts)Hoho.