Lord Howe Island Tourism - Did you know that the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect was presumed extinct until 2001 when a small population was found on Ball's Pyramid? Thanks to Expedition
![This barren sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect or "Land Lobster." This barren sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect or "Land Lobster."](https://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/05/10/this_barren_sea_spire_is_home_to_the_world_s_rarest_insect_the_lord_howe/balls-pyramid-lord-howe-australia-by-hatty-gottschalk.jpg.CROP.article920-large.jpg)
This barren sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect or "Land Lobster."
![PDF] The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Balls Pyramid Survey for Phasmids | Semantic Scholar PDF] The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Balls Pyramid Survey for Phasmids | Semantic Scholar](https://d3i71xaburhd42.cloudfront.net/82d3e1ba8fb72ef438fa133b832c37839284b411/10-Figure9-1.png)
PDF] The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Balls Pyramid Survey for Phasmids | Semantic Scholar
Balls Pyramid is seven million years old and is home to insects that were once thought to be extinct | Daily Telegraph
![Extinct 'tree lobster' found alive clinging to side of Pacific rock taller than Empire State Building | Daily Mail Online Extinct 'tree lobster' found alive clinging to side of Pacific rock taller than Empire State Building | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2012/03/02/article-2108736-11FDE85B000005DC-303_308x185.jpg)
Extinct 'tree lobster' found alive clinging to side of Pacific rock taller than Empire State Building | Daily Mail Online
![At 562 meters (1,844 feet) high Ball's Pyramid off the coast of Australia is the Tallest Volcanic Stack in the World and Supports the last known wild population of Dryococelus Australis (Lord At 562 meters (1,844 feet) high Ball's Pyramid off the coast of Australia is the Tallest Volcanic Stack in the World and Supports the last known wild population of Dryococelus Australis (Lord](https://preview.redd.it/ulj6fhy83k281.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=22f49318a190514190ba7d330066faa4ddc24b14)
At 562 meters (1,844 feet) high Ball's Pyramid off the coast of Australia is the Tallest Volcanic Stack in the World and Supports the last known wild population of Dryococelus Australis (Lord
![Giant stick insects found on Lord Howe Island a genetic match for 'extinct' phasmids | Insects | The Guardian Giant stick insects found on Lord Howe Island a genetic match for 'extinct' phasmids | Insects | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/549bd4d9e35bbd69d96a1ffcfba45f8823ee4f86/0_346_5184_3110/master/5184.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=325a0a883f9ffdf1564f43c7288aac20)