In Ball's Pyramid discovered giant insect Bashny.Net

Wood lobster (Tree lobster) - they are the same giant stick insects, they also Dryococelus australis - thought to be extinct. Last time these large flightless insects, reaching a length of 12 centimeters) seen on Lord Howe Island (Lord Howe Island) almost 90 years ago. And more - no evidence from witnesses. Entomologists have come to the conclusion that all wood lobster - until recently - the rats ate, accidentally brought to the island by sailors.
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Suddenly reports of strange and huge six-legged creatures began to arrive from the climbers who were trying to sneak conquer closed to the Pyramid of Ball (Ball's Pyramid) - aka Ball's Pyramid. It is the highest in the world of rock. It is sticking out of the ocean about 20 kilometers from the island of Lord Howe. It rises to 562 meters, with the base of about 200 meters.

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Australian entomologists David Priddel (David Priddel) and Nicholas Carlyle (Nicholas Carlile), went on an expedition to verify sensational information found about two dozen lobster wood, settled in the branches malalekui - only bush on the rock. How they got there is still not known.
After receiving permission of the Australian Government, David and Nicholas brought four insects in Australia with a view to multiply them. Two are dead fast. But the rest was given numerous offspring.
Wood lobsters, by the way, have an amazing ability. The females laying eggs, create a clone of the male. Hatched males ensure the survival of species.

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