Sadly dogs alerted me to this, came out of bush right up patio not looking great then dogs went to see it and told me.
Well over a 2Ocm handspan
By the time I got dogs in and went back it had gone !
Eurycnema goliath Stick Insect, measured at 230 mm (9 inches) nose to tail.
Goliath Stick-Insect (Eurycnema goliath) near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 14 April 2006
Goliath Stick-Insect (Eurycnema goliath) near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 14 April 2006
I know that's not the right name