Giant Walking Stick thought extinct found

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January 27, 2016 at 9:51 am #38143

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They call it “Ball’s Pyramid.” It’s what’s left of an old volcano that emerged from the sea about 7 million years ago. A British naval officer named Ball was the first European to see it in 1788. It sits off Australia, in the South Pacific. It is extremely narrow, 1,844 feet high, and it sits alone.

What’s more, for years this place had a secret. At 225 feet above sea level, hanging on the rock surface, there is a small, spindly little bush, and under that bush, a few years ago, two climbers, working in the dark, found something totally improbable hiding in the soil below. How it got there, we still don’t know.

http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160117

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January 29, 2016 at 11:59 pm #38304

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Very cool.

Thanks for posting this.

January 31, 2016 at 8:21 am #38404

wv
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Great story. Lots of layers, and thot-provoking
ideas mixed together.

Btw, is there an animal besides humans
that is as adaptable as rats?

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January 31, 2016 at 11:55 am #38412

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wv wrote:

Great story. Lots of layers, and thot-provoking
ideas mixed together.

Btw, is there an animal besides humans
that is as adaptable as rats?

w
v

Cockroach?

The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.

February 17, 2016 at 2:03 am #39125

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