Lord Howe and Philip Islands

11705-24519 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) green juveniles, shown communally roosting on branch. 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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11705-24519 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) green juveniles, shown communally roosting on branch. 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 24519 juveniles communal group roosting Dryococelis australis balls pyramid