Presumed extinct for nearly a century, one of the world’s rarest insects was quietly clinging to life in a place no one expected. Then in 2001, an unlikely discovery stunned the scientific community.
SAN DIEGO — In a huge win for wildlife, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has added its first-ever insect to their Frozen Zoo. There are over 11 thousand cell lines, representing more than 1,300 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...
The six-inch-long Lord Howe Island stick insect was incorrectly declared extinct in the 1920s, but scientists have matched its DNA with living stick insects from a neighbouring island. Video via AAP I ...
Starting Aug. 9, Fernbank guests will encounter incredible photographs of some of the animal kingdom’s tiniest members in “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril.” This exhibit features the ...
The Prague Zoo is part of a global initiative aimed at reviving the Lord Howe Island stick insect, thought extinct for over 80 years. The program, among only six worldwide, seeks to reintroduce this ...
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions ...