Sabah, Malaysia has the Worlds Longest Insects

A 56.7cm long stick insect, of the previously unknown species "Phobaeticus chani", was discovered by a Sabah resident in 1989, and given to Malaysian amateur naturalist Datuk Chan Chew Lun. Not including its legs, the insect’s body measures 35.7cm. The specimen is on display in the Natural History Museum in England. Read the N.H.M. article "World's longest insect revealed" for more details. It says "The world's longest insect, a 56.7cm long stick-insect from Borneo, is revealed at the Natural History Museum today." British scientist Dr Philip Bragg described and named this stick-insect and details are in the journal Zootaxa. As noted by Chan Chew Lin, in The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, "Probably 200-250 species of these (leaf and stick insects) inhabit the rainforests of Malaysia." In addition to discovering new species, Chan Chew Lun is chief editor of the Natural History Publications series. Reference and insect photo from http://www.welt.de/english-news/.