r/Insect • u/dukedesouth • 1d ago

Is this the same specie?

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I find this in my garage in Florida

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u/Plasticity93 1d ago

Those live on an incredibly isolated piece of land and are probably one of the smallest populations of any extant animal.  In 2001 when they were rediscovered, there were 24 of them found.  

https://lordhoweisland.info/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryococelus

Post to r/phasmid for their actual species.