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The largest is the dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi, which can have a wingspan of up to 21.6 cm (8.5 in), making it the largest aquatic insect in the world by this measurement. [38] This species is native to China and Vietnam, and its body can be up to 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. [39]
It is the world's longest stick insect, which also makes it the world's longest insect. A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu was the record holder at 62.4 centimetres (24.6 in) in total length (including extended legs) and 36.1 centimetres (14.2 in) in body length, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but it was surpassed by one of ...
The world's longest stick insect (which also makes it the longest known insects) is a currently undescribed species from Guangxi, China, informally referred to as Phryganistria "chinensis".
Authorities in China have announced that they have found the new world’s longest insect, which beats the previous record-holder by about 2 inches. Newly revealed world's longest insect is 2 feet ...
Phobaeticus chani, the Chan's megastick (also known by its synonym Sadyattes chani), is a species of stick insect in the tribe Pharnaciini, native to the southeast Asian island of Borneo. [2] It is one of the longest insects in the world and was once considered the record-holder (it is currently held by a scientifically undescribed species ...
One gravid captive female reached a mass of about 70 g (2.47 oz), making it one of the heaviest insects in the world [4] [5] and heavier than a sparrow. This is, however, abnormal, as this individual was unmated and retained an abnormal number of eggs.
Phobaeticus kirbyi is species of stick insect native to Borneo.It is one of the world's longest insects.The holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum in London measures 32.8 cm (12.9 in) in body length and 54.6 cm (21.5 in) total length, including extended legs.
Madagascar hissing cockroaches are some of the largest cockroaches in the world, often reaching up to 4 inches long! And while the term “roach” my make you squeamish, these particular insects ...