Extreme insect
This leggy critter, measuring up at an
impressive 62.4cm, was recently
crowned the longest insect in the world.
It’s so big that it would not fit on this page
of the magazine! Dubbed Phryganistria
chinensis zhao, the insect was discovered
on a mountain in the Guangxi region in
southern China by scientist Zhao Li. Li
took it back to the Insect Museum of West
China, where it laid six eggs. When the
babies hatched, they measured 26cm.WHAT IS THIS?
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