Lights Out: Presumed extinct for over 80, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect — or “tree lobster” as its also known because it’s freakin’ huge — was rediscovered in 2001 on neighboring Ball’s Pyramid.
Fast forward to last year, when Melbourne Zoo keeper Rohan Cleave captured the insect’s hatching process on film for the first time.
It’s both revolting and amazing at the same time. It’s revolzing!
I’ll show myself out.
[theawl.]
I found this quite interesting.
I don’t normally reblog stuff but this is amazing! Stick insects are so rad.
This is amazing!
So amazing and a bit disturbing to watch since the first couple moments the body was very alien-esque. Antenna and...
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