‘Creature from hell’: A viral video of a ‘mystery’ insect has been identified, leaving Aussies frightened

A frightening insect from Western Australia has finally been identified, following a viral video that dubbed the mystery bug a “creature from hell”.

The viral video posted to TikTok on Saturday, which now has over 10 million views, left people around the world completely bewildered, wondering what the mystery insect was.

Dubbed a ‘creature from hell’, the unusual-looking creature is blue-greyish in its colour, appearing to be half stick insect and half scorpion, with a bizarre pair of fanned wings as well as a long tail that moves in a threatening ‘stabbing’ motion.

The uploader of the now-viral video claims the insect was spotted in the outback town of Laverton, Western Australia, approximately 729km northeast of Perth.

As the video gained traction, many users were left baffled by the insect, voicing their fears towards Australia and its unshakable reputation (being home to some of the world’s ‘deadliest’ creatures.)

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“Thank God 😂 I’m far away from Australia 😅,” one user commented.

“Australia looks gorgeous but the insects carry guns and smoke cigars. Never going,” another said.

“We are moving back to Western Australia after 5 years this isn’t making me to excited about it😭💀”

However, some Aussies were shocked to find out the creature is a local.

“I’m Australian and I didn’t even know this existed 😅,” one perplexed Aussie commented.

“Alright guys I’m gonna need to depart I think I’ve just bout had enough of this place,” another said.

“I’m Australian and now I’m actually scared”

After thousands of users took to the comments, the hunt was on to name the mystery insect. And according to a Perth-based entomologist – otherwise known as an “insect expert”, the creature may not be as terrifying as it looks.

“This is a walking stick insect, in the family Phasmatidae,” Nikolai Tatarnic, Curator of Entomology as the Western Australian Museum, told news.com.au.

“While most people are aware of their camouflage (i.e. looking like a stick), some species also engage in threat or startle displays (also called ‘deimatic behaviour’) to ward off potential predators.

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