Rare, Fragile, and Expensive: Why Some Giant Stick Insects Sell for Over $1,000

Have you ever seen a massive bug that looks like a twig or tree branch? Probably not, because these rare insects are masters ...
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Why this massive stick insect looks like a branch and acts like a scorpion

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might ...
The New York Times

How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction

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 ...
Forbes

Driven To ‘Extinction’ By A Shipwreck, A 2001 Discovery Brought The ‘World’s Rarest Insect’ Back To Life

Considered extinct for over 80 years, a chance find on a sea stack where little survives has sparked hope for the future of the Lord Howe Island stick insect. When the SS Makambo ran aground on the ...
Live Science

Insects: Facts about the creepy-crawlies that make up more than half of the world's animal species

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...