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Dryococelus australis, also known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect, Lord Howe Island phasmid or, locally, as the tree lobster, [2] is a species of stick insect that lives in the Lord Howe Island Group. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Dryococelus. Thought to be extinct by 1920, it was rediscovered in 2001. [3]
Friendship Oak was the 110th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. [4] At the time of registration (circa 1940), the tree's trunk circumference was 14 feet (4.3 m). In 1950, the oak was featured in a Life magazine article about Gulf Park College, where students attended classes under the tree. [5]
A large Camphor tree reputed to be over 3,000 years old. [42] Worshipped at a Shinto shrine dedicated to the tree, dating back to the 700s C.E. [43] Alive. Raintree: 3,000+ Great Basin bristlecone pine: Spring Mountains, Nevada: United States: Great Basin Bristlecone Pine located near Kyle Canyon in the Spring Mountain range in Southern Nevada ...
California's oldest tree, a Palmer's oak thought to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, may be threatened by a proposed development, environmentalists say.
A sacred 13,000-year-old tree faces off with a California real-estate development. Chloe Berger. July 12, 2024 at 3:49 PM ... Other estimates clock the self-cloning tree as up to 18,000 years old.
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The California spiny lobster is one of the largest spiny lobster species, [4] and grows up to 60 centimeters (24 in) long, but does not usually exceed 30 cm (12 in). [3] Males can weigh up to 7.4 kilograms (16 lb)., [ 4 ] with the record being a 16 lbs., 1 oz. male caught off Catalina island in 1968.
A family in San Carlos, California, is facing an impossible decision: spend more than $40,000 to remove a nearly 500-year-old heritage white oak tree in their backyard or find new homeowners ...