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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Hairy poo unmasked as nation's newest creepy-crawly

The new species of longhorn beetle discovered in a forest behind the Gold Coast. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

A Queensland camper has made a momentous scientific discovery after taking a closer look at a hairy poo.

Entomologist James Tweed was chilling out in the lush rainforest that sits behind the Gold Coast's busy beaches a while back.

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