npr: flavorpill: The tree lobster, you guys!  “On Howe, there used to be an insect, famous for being big. It’s a stick insect, a critter that masquerades as a piece of wood, and the Lord Howe Island version was so large — as big as a human hand — that the Europeans labeled it a “tree lobster” because of its size and hard, lobster-like exoskeleton. It was 12 centimeters long and the heaviest flightless stick insect in the world. Local fisherman used to put them on fishing hooks and use them as bait.” - Robert Krulwich
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The tree lobster, you guys! 

“On Howe, there used to be an insect, famous for being big. It’s a stick insect, a critter that masquerades as a piece of wood, and the Lord Howe Island version was so large — as big as a human hand — that the Europeans labeled it a “tree lobster” because of its size and hard, lobster-like exoskeleton. It was 12 centimeters long and the heaviest flightless stick insect in the world. Local fisherman used to put them on fishing hooks and use them as bait.”

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    !!!!!! Now why can’t we find a dinosaur or a goddamned Tasmanian Tiger!?
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    jesus shit that’s a big bug
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    Oh, holy fuck. If you ever...to hear me screech like a little howler monkey, toss one of...
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    I want one. Or several. :3
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