Lord Howe and Philip Islands

11705-24509 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adult female, foraging in Melaleuca at night. This remarkable Lord Howe Island phasmid, became extinct on Lord Howe around the 1920's following the arrival of rats, but was spectacularly rediscovered living on Ball's Pyramid in 2001

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11705-24509 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adult female, foraging in Melaleuca at night. This remarkable Lord Howe Island phasmid, became extinct on Lord Howe around the 1920's following the arrival of rats, but was spectacularly rediscovered living on Ball's Pyramid in 2001

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