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The Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) or “land lobster” is a large, flightless stick insect that was, until recently, thought to be extinct. It has a glossy brownish-black ...

If you think this island looks like it might be the secret, centuries-old hideout of a gigantic creature, you’re absolutely right. Welcome to Ball’s Island, the ancient former volcano that’s also the ...

Big Bend National Park posted a photo of a small but nightmarish creature called a vinegaroon, also known as a whip scorpion, on social media. The arachnid is about 3 inches long and when threatened ...

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Lobsters are an essential part of my summer. It's incomplete unless I wrestle with a whole lobster on the dock at SoNo Seaport. I also like to grab some ready-made lobster rolls at Stews. Lobster ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — It's a lobster lover's dream. A Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant is hoping it set the record for the longest lobster roll at 159 feet, 6 inches (49 meters). A lobster roll ...

Nearly 100 years ago, a British supply ship ran aground at Lord Howe, a tiny island roughly four hundred miles east of Australia. Black rats trickled off the ship, scouring the island and feasted on ...