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Dryococelus australis was thought to be extinct since the 1920s but was recently rediscovered on a volcanic island in the South Pacific
On Lord Howe Island there used to be an insect so big that the Europeans named it the "tree lobster".
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Wow! The video at the end was the best part.
Just finished watching it. Amazing. Linked it in RL's so people don't miss it!
Good call!