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This giant stick insect fooled scientists for decades
ScienceDailyThursday, October 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorded in the group.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorded in the group.
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Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorded in the group.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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