One of the most common ways to deter predators in the natural world is that of mimicry – where an organism evolves to resemble something else that might stop an animal from eating it. Very few have taken it to the extreme that the Malaysian giant leaf insect has done which looks so much likeContinue reading “Zoopedia: Malaysian Giant Leaf Insect”
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Zoopedia: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
On Lord Howe Island off the coast of Australia there was a large stick insect so big that it was nicknamed the ‘tree lobster’ until there was a catastrophic ecological disaster. In 1918 SS Makambo shipwrecked on the island unleashing stowaway rats onto the island who rapidly consumed the stick insects. A 1920 survey foundContinue reading “Zoopedia: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect”
Zoopedia: Jungle nymph
This week’s Zoopedia will be about an animal that you might actually have as a pet. This is the jungle nymph – the heaviest of all stick insects. You may also see it referred to as the Malayan stick insect, wood nymph, or Malaysian jungle nymph. Not only this, the jungle nymph is also oneContinue reading “Zoopedia: Jungle nymph”
Lewis Twiby's Past and Present 