FOXSYLVANIA

–In the rainforest canopy of Borneo has been found Phobaeticus chani, the world’s longest living insect!  This sucker, a stick insect, measures 22.3 inches with his legs fully extended, more than a centimeter longer than the previous record holder, another stick insect from Malaysia.  The previous record holders have both been known for over 100 years, so its cool that something bigger has just been found. The eggs of this insect actually have tiny wings so they can glide from one tree to another!

Wouldn’t this be just the thing to put down the back of an obnoxious brother, sister, or parent?

This entry was posted on October 17, 2008 at 11:08 pm and is filed under animals, furry, science. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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