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Rock Lobsters

  • April 14, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Rare Lord Howe Island stick insects have thick bodies and can grow to six inches long, earning them the nickname “land lobsters.” They were considered extinct until 2001, when scientists found some living on Ball’s Pyramid, a volcanic island near Australia.

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