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The mysteries behind Lord Howe Island

The mysteries behind Lord Howe Island

By Explore
Updated March 5 2021 - 10:13am, first published October 5 2020 - 10:12am

Lord Howe Island is packed with strange happenings and strange stories, probably none stranger that the rediscovery of its unique stick insect, aka tree lobster, phasmid or, technically correctly, Dryococelus australis, existing as a lone colony of just 24 insects on a forlorn, windy cliff-face on Balls Pyramid, some 23 kilometres south-east of Lord Howe Island proper.

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