Lord Howe and Philip Islands

11705-24515 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adults (females are larger), shown typically 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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11705-24515 Lord Howe 'land lobster' (Dryococelis australis) adults (females are larger), shown typically 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 24515 communal group roosting Dryococelis australis balls pyramid