from the top 10 species discovered in 2008

5. A stick that moves: The world’s longest insect, with a body length of 14 inches (22.3 inches including legs), Phobaeticus chani resembles a stick and was found in Borneo, Malaysia.

Oooh not looking forward to the freaky insects down south, though.

(From here.  I got sucked into reading CNN.com after getting an email from the embassy saying North Korea was testing nuclear weapons today, coooool.)