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2. Cute! Also tree crabs are not to be confused with tree lobsters.

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:28 PM

Apr 2017

Dryococelus australis are the largest stick insects in the world and were once thought extinct.

Love Giant Insects? Meet The Tree Lobster, Back From The Brink

Or Tree Lobsters the hilarious webcomic for science lovers:

The first panel is from an actual lecture. You can't make stuff like that up.

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New Spider-Like, Tree-Climbing Crab Species Found [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2017 OP

Cool little guy! Tree-Crab! aidbo Apr 2017 #1

Cute! Also tree crabs are not to be confused with tree lobsters. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #2