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A series of Tweets, each a reply to the previous.

  1. ABC News @ABC: Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country. [With a picture of a brown stick insect among some green leaves.]
  2. mary @theoceanblooms: can I ask a question: how does something like this go undiscovered until now
  3. soul nate @MNateShyamalan: Entomologist here 🙋‍♂️🤓🐜 Great question! It may seem surprising that the scientific community could miss an entire bug species after all this time, especially when it’s THIS big. The answer might surprise you more 👀 Let’s dive in 👇🧵 (1/?)
  4. soul nate @MNateShyamalan: he look like stick (2/2)
  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    How could an animal that has perfected <evading detection> evade our detection?

    Truly the noodlest of noodle scratchers.

    • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      But humans love to pick up sticks. How has nobody picked this guy up by accident?

      • Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        : gathering kindling:

        : grab a good looking stick:

        : it suddenly thrashes about and bites you:

        : drop it whilst shitting pants:

        : tell no one:

      • ButteryMonkey@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        They probably have.

        But if you came across a random bug, especially a big one like that, wouldn’t you assume other people already knew about it? I would.

        I mean sure you might take a pic and send it to a few people, but they would probably also assume it’s known.