News in Science: (Science) Phasmids to Return to Australia Mainland

(Science) Phasmids to Return to Australia Mainland

One of Australia's rarest creatures has returned home. The stick bug, or phasmid, had thought to have been eaten into extinction but instead they were found inhabiting an island just offshore. The AP says the Melbourne Zoo is now breeding the insects in hopes of returning them to the mainland.

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