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)