Lord Howe and Philip Islands

11705-24514 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adult pair (the female is larger) roosting together in tree hollow. 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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11705-24514 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adult pair (the female is larger) roosting together in tree hollow. 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

land lobster tree lobster phasmid Lord Howe Island 24514 pair Dryococelis australis balls pyramid