AM Expedition: Balls Pyramid

A daring Australian Museum expedition to Lord Howe Island has succeeded in its search for the rare and elusive Lord Howe Island Phasmid.
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[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

Its amazing how grass and plants, then insects, find their way miles offshore. I presume seeds are carried on the wind, or by birds mainly. Some may get washed up, though it looks pretty sheer. Life on earth is quite amazing in its abundance, diversity and determination to exist. Great film.

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

"Miles"? This is the Southern Hemisphere and we don't use your idiot measurement system.

[@UnitySage]

balls pyramid lmao

[@themonkster333]

Im here because I thought it was Baals Pyramid. Was all like what.... lolol

[@joratto2833]

joe who

[@SailingInconceivable]

Scientists risking their lives to save a threatened species of stick insect... Gives me hope for humanity.

[@HARDL3FT]

If they're only found on Ball Island, who else is threatening them besides these scientists taking them back to be displayed in a zoo? Lol...

[@funwithfish1507]

@@HARDL3FT they won’t be displayed in a zoo. I do get that logic, but it’s wrong

[@Joel-jx7jx]

Risking lives maybe, but more so, they get pay to go on amazing adventures .

[@mhansl]

@@HARDL3FT They specimens they caught were bred in a lab, then reintroduced into the wild to ensure the survival of the species.

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

The scientists are the threat.

[@MickSrfs]

Endroit majestueux, source de l'insecte le plus rare: Dryococelus Australis, une espèce insulaire de phasme. Merci pour le partage

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

Phasmids , or as ozzies usually say , its a bloody great stick insect mate.

[@aefkjj]

Sooooo.... how are the little guys doing? Have they made lots of little sticks yet?

[@greygraham5361]

yes, a few thousand

[@fsn_noscope6976]

Hell ye fool

[@felixvandiggelen8731]

Do you have absolute proof that taking more insects off the island to add to the existing cultures increases genetic diversity? Has any (epi)genetic differences between individuals been proven?

[@kitesled]

Good question Felix! I'd like to know that too. In the meantime the only current information about Balls pyramid seems to be all media releases and slick drone shots of "extreme citizen science" in action.

[@WeWantYouToStay]

Probably not proven, but it can't do any harm to take another to try. Seeing as the original two taken from the island have produced thousands of progeny, the tiny size of the initial population (24) is probably more due to resource partitioning of the single bush they were discovered on than poor reproduction.

[@archstanton_live]

"Absolute proof" does not exist in *any* of the sciences outside of mathematics. Asking for such is a trolls' lair.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

​@@archstanton_live😂

[@TotalRejection]

amazing.

[@ericvulgate]

how can i live there

[@maxblanchard5258]

Honestly same

[@thecoolzguy832]

Sorry no human allowed

[@loftsatsympaticodotc]

more to the point- Why would you want to? Even if practcal, you'd have to be extremely rich.. ... and happy to live, at great expense, like a self-sufficient hermit. It's a LOOONNNNNG, wet way to the nearest Mcdonalds. ;-) PS. I am glad it's preserved... to prevent infestations of .... ................ humans~

[@bkanders1]

Hopefully they didn't take the last female off the Island.

[@tonymac4044]

Watch, in 20 years these little meat eaters will be on every continent in the world!!!!

[@dh-flies]

@Ragu inacan That's good news. We can feed them American Democrats. I'd trade them for Stick Bugs any day of the week.

[@mikalcarney7301]

@@dh-flies there was literally no reason to bring up politics

[@dh-flies]

rob lucci Do you honestly think I give a rats @ss what your opinion is? Go tear down a monument snowflake.

[@libbyf.846]

​@@mikalcarney7301 Politics are the world today. In every aspect of life, in every country. The world has polarized around opinion and false information. Not sure where you're from but, in the USA, I agree with Douglas H. We have a serious Democrat problem here. They have become our country's rats. And they prey on the dumbest, least educated citizens to maintain power. You see, Logic and Liberalism do not coincide in any way shape or form. I would love to see our Democrat Party decimated to extinction. Politics used to be 2 sides with a different solution to problems. Democrats have turned it into hate, lies, TDS, and ridiculousness. Funny thing is, your comment on no reason to bring up politics is actually political. You must be a Liberal. You can voice your opinion but, no one else can. Wise up fool...

[@mikalcarney7301]

@@libbyf.846 This is literally a video about an island. Go complain about Democrats on an actual political related video.

[@mecha7419]

Wow

[@user-qy8nv1sd7k]

0:28 Is that a baby dodo O.o

[@KhalilSawant]

No, that is some species of either a Gannet or Booby Dodos are pigeons, native to Indian ocean, not Pacific, and are extinct

[@hjdhbcfjjb]

Hahaha

[@antemarov9422]

Zabranjeno je penjati se na Balls Pyramide

[@kyleop1]

If a species' extinction has nothing to do with the actions of humans, then you should not try to save them. Disgraceful - how dare you meddle with the Universe in such a way.

[@nyambelewis5974]

It did have to do with the action of humans a ship with rats on it went on Lord Howe island and the rats killed all of the bugs