Australia is known for its exceptional biodiversity. The country separated from the supercontinent Gondwana nearly 135 million years ago, and completed its separation from Antarctica over the last 40 ...
The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...
It’s a rare triumph when a species comes back from the dead. A new genetic analysis has officially established what many entomologists and conservation biologists hoped was true: The Lord Howe stick ...
NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was discovered in high altitudes in North Queensland. The insect measures about ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...
Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthetic feature that helps them evade predation more effectively than other insects.
The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predators in Australia’s ancient Daintree rainforest. Check out how this clumsy vegetarian survives ...
Giant insect hiding for years found by scientists, and it might be the heaviest one yet in Australia
Researchers have discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in North Queensland's rainforests, potentially the heaviest in Australia. This large insect, measuring up to 16 inches ...
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