A daring Australian Museum expedition to Lord Howe Island has succeeded in its search for the rare and elusive Lord Howe Island Phasmid. australianmuse...
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@allosaurusfragilis7782 Жыл бұрын
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.
@BlackIndigenousPosse9 ай бұрын
"Miles"? This is the Southern Hemisphere and we don't use your idiot measurement system.
@UnitySage3 жыл бұрын
balls pyramid lmao
@themonkster3333 жыл бұрын
Im here because I thought it was Baals Pyramid. Was all like what.... lolol
@joratto28333 жыл бұрын
joe who
@SailingInconceivable4 жыл бұрын
Scientists risking their lives to save a threatened species of stick insect... Gives me hope for humanity.
@HARDL3FT2 жыл бұрын
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...
@funwithfish15072 жыл бұрын
@@HARDL3FT they won’t be displayed in a zoo. I do get that logic, but it’s wrong
@Joel-jx7jx Жыл бұрын
Risking lives maybe, but more so, they get pay to go on amazing adventures .
@mhansl Жыл бұрын
@@HARDL3FT They specimens they caught were bred in a lab, then reintroduced into the wild to ensure the survival of the species.
@GraemeWight-wx3xz5 ай бұрын
The scientists are the threat.
@MickSrfs5 жыл бұрын
Endroit majestueux, source de l'insecte le plus rare: Dryococelus Australis, une espèce insulaire de phasme. Merci pour le partage
@GraemeWight-wx3xz5 ай бұрын
Phasmids , or as ozzies usually say , its a bloody great stick insect mate.
@aefkjj6 жыл бұрын
Sooooo.... how are the little guys doing? Have they made lots of little sticks yet?
@greygraham53615 жыл бұрын
yes, a few thousand
@fsn_noscope69764 жыл бұрын
Hell ye fool
@felixvandiggelen87316 жыл бұрын
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?
@kitesled5 жыл бұрын
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.
@WeWantYouToStay4 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
"Absolute proof" does not exist in *any* of the sciences outside of mathematics. Asking for such is a trolls' lair.
@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын
@@archstanton_live😂
@TotalRejection6 жыл бұрын
amazing.
@ericvulgate4 жыл бұрын
how can i live there
@maxblanchard52584 жыл бұрын
Honestly same
@thecoolzguy8323 жыл бұрын
Sorry no human allowed
@loftsatsympaticodotc3 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully they didn't take the last female off the Island.
@tonymac40446 жыл бұрын
Watch, in 20 years these little meat eaters will be on every continent in the world!!!!
@dh-flies4 жыл бұрын
@Ragu inacan That's good news. We can feed them American Democrats. I'd trade them for Stick Bugs any day of the week.
@mikalcarney73014 жыл бұрын
@@dh-flies there was literally no reason to bring up politics
@dh-flies4 жыл бұрын
rob lucci Do you honestly think I give a rats @ss what your opinion is? Go tear down a monument snowflake.
@libbyf.8464 жыл бұрын
@@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...
@mikalcarney73014 жыл бұрын
@@libbyf.846 This is literally a video about an island. Go complain about Democrats on an actual political related video.
@mecha74196 жыл бұрын
Wow
@user-qy8nv1sd7k6 жыл бұрын
0:28 Is that a baby dodo O.o
@KhalilSawant2 жыл бұрын
No, that is some species of either a Gannet or Booby Dodos are pigeons, native to Indian ocean, not Pacific, and are extinct
@hjdhbcfjjb5 ай бұрын
Hahaha
@antemarov94228 ай бұрын
Zabranjeno je penjati se na Balls Pyramide
@kyleop13 жыл бұрын
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.
@nyambelewis59743 жыл бұрын
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