A stick insect more than 1.6 ft. long discovered in southern China two years ago has been declared the world’s longest insect by Chinese authorities, says state media Xinhua News Agency. The 24.6-in. stick insect, found in the southern province of Guangxi, broke the record for length among the world’s 807,625 known insects, Xinhua said, citing the Insect Museum […]
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