October 19, 2026
The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect’s Long Road Back Home
Once presumed extinct, this remarkable insect survived on a remote sea stack. A captive-breeding program and rat eradication are now…
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Insects & Arachnids
October 17, 2026
The Smokies’ Synchronous Fireflies Turn a Mating Signal Into a Forest-Wide Light Show
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, male fireflies flash in coordinated bursts as they search for mates. The brief display…