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Two new stick insect species uncovered in Far North Queensland
Some look to the stars in the hope of finding alien life forms, but others hunt for outlandish creatures living much closer to home. For entomologist Braxton Jones, searching for insect life was far more exciting than waiting for extra-terrestrials to show up. "In movies, they try to design all these crazy aliens, but all you have to do is just look at the insect world because they already exist," he said. The University of Sydney researcher has discovered two new stick insect species, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis, in Far North Queensland. Anchiale robusta, which has large, mottled wings and grows to a length of about 160 millimetres, was found to live in coastal rainforest from Tully to north of Cooktown. Anchiale mabiensis has only been observed in the Mabi Forest on the Atherton Tablelands and is slightly smaller and more slender, growing to about 115mm. Dr Jones's findings have been published in the scientific journal Austral Entomology. Spotting a new species Dr Jones said the first indication of a potential new species was how it looked. "So the colour of the wings, or the shape of the wings, or the length of their wings, and that's very consistent...
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