Lord Howe Island stick insects make remarkable return
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2008/12/09/2441418.htm
Phasmids in the News
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Sticks and stones
2003 report on the Lord Howe Island Phasmid: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/18/1066364522158.html
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Phobaeticus chani one of Top 10 species described in 2008
Phobaeticus chani, described by PSG member Phil Bragg, has been named one of the Top 10 species described in 2008 by Arizona State University's International Institute for Species Exploration.
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World's longest insect revealed
Originally posted here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2008/october/worlds-longest-insect-re...
Datuk Chan Chew Lun donated the spectacular specimen to the Museum and you can see it on display in the galleries from today.
This species is new to science and has recently been named Phobaeticus chani (Chan's Megastick is the common name).
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Rare 'land lobsters' returned to Lord Howe Island
Originally posted here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/09/2441280.htm
The world's rarest insect has been returned to its native habitat on Lord Howe Island.
The lord howe island stick insect, which grows to 15 centimetres long and is sometimes know as the 'land lobster', was believed to have been wiped out after a supply ship brought rats to the island in 1918.
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