Systems Came to a Halt

The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect       was listed as presumed extinct in the   IUCN Red List and is now listed as endangered under Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation   Act 1995.
The adults measure up to 15 cm long, weigh up to 25 g and are a glossy black colour. Neither sex can fly. Unlike other stick insects that hang upside down and move slowly, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insects can walk and even run along the ground. The females have strong hooks on their legs and have a thicker, heavier body than the males.
                             
                Their large size has given the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect the nickname of ‘land lobsters’. The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect was thought to be extinct for the past 80 years. It was rediscovered by a ranger who was rock climbing on Ball’s Pyramid in February 2001.Staff from Melbourne Zoo’s Invertebrate Department travelled to Lord Howe Island with rangers from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife and collected four stick insects from the known population of seventeen.
                  Green-Eyed Tree Frog
    Green-eyed tree frogs get their         name for the line of brilliant green   that often adorns their eyebrows.
The green-eyed tree frog has adapted its appearance to blend in with the moss-covered rain forests of Queensland, Australia. The frogs' coloration and markings vary with their specific habitat, but they usually have a brownish-green body with rust-colored blotches that match the lichen-covered rocks lining the creeks and streams they tend to live near.

                                                 
                                         
                           
This species gets its name not for green eyes per se, but rather for a line of brilliant green that often adorns the brow of each eye. They are also distinguishable by a row of skin flaps along their arms and legs, which resembles a serrated knife. Females, which are significantly larger...