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
IMG_0917 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) Insect breeder Patrick Honan with two large females he has bred at Melbourne Zoo. 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. Patrick has led the successful captive rearing program *
11711-00501 Ball's Pyramid, a rock pinnacle rising 548m high and located 19km south of Lord Howe Island, was the site of a remarkable discovery in 2001, when the Lord Howe 'land lobster', thought to have been extinct since the 1920's, was spectacularly rediscovered living here.
