The record-breaking insect as long as your arm In the stick insect world, it's the queen of the jungle. Stretching to an extraordinary 22 inches, this newly discovered bug is the longest stick insect in the world. Named the Chan's megastick, it was discovered in the Borneo rainforests by a stick insect enthusiast and has been handed to the Natural History Museum in London. The creature is nearly half an inch longer than the previous record holder. Dr George Beccaloni, curator of stick insects, cockroaches and grasshoppers at the museum, said: 'We've known about both the previous record holders for over 100 years, so it's extraordinary an even bigger species has only just been discovered.' The dead creature, a female, was found by a collector, who kept it for ten years. The owner had no idea of its significance until an entomologist, Datuk Chan Chew Lun, saw it in the collection and realised it was a new species. Almost nothing is known about its biology and lifestyle, although it probably lives in the highest canopies of the rainforest, making it hard to spot....