A nighttime rediscoverySourced
A supposedly extinct stick insect survived on an offshore rock
The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought extinct by around 1920. In 2001, living insects were found on nearby Ball’s Pyramid. A daytime search failed, but researchers returned after dark and discovered 24 insects beneath a shrub.
The unsuccessful daytime visit was followed by a nighttime discovery.
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