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Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007
Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007

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Lord Howe Isalnd Stick Insect, Melbourne Zoo, Australia - 11 May 2007

The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect (LHISI), Dryococelus Australis, thought to have become extinct more than 80 years ago, was recently rediscovered surviving in the most precarious of situations on a rocky outcrop off Lord Howe Island, Australia. There were less than 20 of them surviving and now Melbourne Zoo have successfully bred almost 650 in a couple of years. The insects start as green traditional insects and then turn black as they move and feed at night. (pictured with the amazing creatures is Zoo Keeper-in-Charge of Invertebrates Patrick Honan) LHISIs have long been thought of as the Thylacines of the invertebrate world. Their large size, spectacular appearance, and evolutionary significance have always drawn attention. They belong to an ancient group whose only other members occur in New Guinea, which has given them the nickname of 'Jurassic insects'. Like the Thylacine, there has always been the slimmest of chances that, however unlikely, they had managed to survive somewhere outside their original habitat, with rumours of reported sightings.

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