The moth or the butterfly? The stick insect or the hoverfly? The beetle or the bee? Can you guess which is the inaugural ABC Australian Insect of the Year?

The strange blue-greyish creature appears to be half stick insect, half scorpion, but also has wings and a tail that goes up and down menacingly in a ‘stabbing’ motion.

The strange blue-greyish creature appears to be half stick insect, half scorpion, but also has wings and a tail that goes up and down menacingly in a ‘stabbing’ motion.

A terrifying mystery insect from Western Australia dubbed a “creature from hell” has finally been identified.

Some 35,000 specimens in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are “primary types,” meaning they are the first used to describe their species. Only the Smithsonian has more.

A video of an insect dubbed “creature from hell” by a section of netizens has gone viral on social media. The TikTok clip, which has garnered over 10 million views, shows the blue-greyish ...

The strange blue-greyish creature appears to be half stick insect, half scorpion, but also has wings and a tail that goes up and down menacingly in a ‘stabbing’ motion.

The strange blue-greyish creature appears to be half stick insect, half scorpion, but also has wings and a tail that goes up and down menacingly in a ‘stabbing’ motion.