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Jan 18, 2016

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect hatching

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Is it just me, or does that egg look an awful lot like the ones that hatch out the face huggers in the Alien film franchise?

Well, no matter — a pulse rifle or flamer should do the trick.

Kill it.

For the love of GOD

Kill it with FIRE! wink


In a world first, zookeeper Rohan Cleave captured the amazing hatching process of a critically endangered Lord Howe Island Stick Insect at Melbourne Zoo. The eggs incubate for over 6 months and until now the hatching process has never been witnessed. If you didn’t see it you wouldn’t believe it could fit in that egg! Find out more at zoo.org.au/melbourne/animals/lord-howe-island-stick-insect

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