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		<title>The Delicate Skink</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-delicate-skink/" title="The Delicate Skink" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="delicate skink" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The delicate skink, aka dark-flecked garden sun skink, garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink, plague skink, or metallic skink, while native to Australia, are invasive in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Hawaii. These lizards face the threats of feral and domestic cats, that can sometimes wipe out entire [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-lord-howe-island-stick-insect/" title="The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="147" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-300x147.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Lord Howe Island stick insect" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-300x147.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-800x392.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-1536x753.jpeg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-2048x1004.jpeg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lhisi1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Lord Howe Island stick insect, aka tree lobster, can only be found on the small islet of Ball&#x2019;s Pyramid. These critters are considered the rarest insect in the world. Due to hunting; trapping; invasive species; and climate change (resulting in droughts and flooding), these creatures were extirpated (extinction of [&#x2026;]</p>
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