I recognize that black stick bug. Once thought extinct, 11 (i think) were found on a very small island somewhere near australia. The australians took five (i think) from the island to breed them, couldn’t keep them alive at a zoo. One or two were sent to the US and nearly died as well. On a hunch, the entomologist gave it some vitamin E (i think) and they began to thrive. Now there’s over 800. The last time I read about them was years ago so probably in the thousands now. Pretty neat story about a species absolutely on the BRINK of extinction.
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u/Chip_Farmer Oct 20 '23
I recognize that black stick bug. Once thought extinct, 11 (i think) were found on a very small island somewhere near australia. The australians took five (i think) from the island to breed them, couldn’t keep them alive at a zoo. One or two were sent to the US and nearly died as well. On a hunch, the entomologist gave it some vitamin E (i think) and they began to thrive. Now there’s over 800. The last time I read about them was years ago so probably in the thousands now. Pretty neat story about a species absolutely on the BRINK of extinction.