Newly Revealed World’s Longest Insect Is 2 Feet Long
- 8 years ago
Authorities in China have announced that they have found the new world’s longest insect; at 24.6 inches long, it beats the previous record-holder by about 2 inches.
People generally think of insects as small critters, but a specimen in China proves that this is not always the case.
Discovery News is reporting that authorities there are staking claim to the world’s longest insect, with a creature from the country’s southern region measuring in at 24.6 inches.
The previous record-holder from Malaysia was over 22-inches long.
According to The Verge, the newly discovered insect, which resembles a long stick, was discovered in 2014 by Zhao Li, a m
People generally think of insects as small critters, but a specimen in China proves that this is not always the case.
Discovery News is reporting that authorities there are staking claim to the world’s longest insect, with a creature from the country’s southern region measuring in at 24.6 inches.
The previous record-holder from Malaysia was over 22-inches long.
According to The Verge, the newly discovered insect, which resembles a long stick, was discovered in 2014 by Zhao Li, a m