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FF_Redux 08/01/25 10:07:12 AM #1:	https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/31/big-stick-insect-acrophylla-alta-found-north-queensland-trees https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ce9af44.jpg Cool --- http://i.imgur.com/hRsG4.jpg I realized the gifs prob aren't allowed anymore <cite>FF_Redux posted [p:985957954] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/31/big-stick-insect-acrophylla-alta-found-north-queensland-treeshttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ce9af44.jpgCool</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo 08/01/25 10:08:12 AM #2:	Of course its Australia --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The_Popo posted [p:985957963] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Of course its Australia</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 08/01/25 10:08:31 AM #3:	Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ3YHd2R3xA --- Fix your hearts or die. When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:985957967] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote><quote>Australia</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ3YHd2R3xA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeminiDeus 08/01/25 10:21:57 AM #4:	It has wings... they fly now? --- Without truth, there is nothing. <cite>GeminiDeus posted [p:985958091] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>It has wings... they fly now?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 08/01/25 10:25:36 AM #5:	Ahh, the Insulindian plasmid. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:985958125] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Ahh, the Insulindian plasmid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 08/01/25 10:26:21 AM #6:	your stick insect evolved into branch insect --- We will leave this place an empty stone <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:985958133] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>your stick insect evolved into branch insect</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 08/01/25 10:26:50 AM #7:	now redo the meme! --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:985958140] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>now redo the meme!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 08/01/25 10:33:13 AM #8:	Stick Insect digivolve to!!! Big Stick Insect!!! --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:985958196] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Stick Insect digivolve to!!!Big Stick Insect!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 08/01/25 10:34:31 AM #9:	More like branch m i rite --- https://i.imgur.com/EoGWPMu.gif https://i.imgur.com/dWmUFeV.gif https://i.imgur.com/xpoEaeu.gif <cite>Vegy posted [p:985958211] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>More like branch m i rite</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 08/01/25 10:36:20 AM #10:	How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:985958226] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere_Man 08/01/25 10:40:34 AM #11:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aefcc456.jpg Australia - Hs ha, thats not a stick insect! https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ce9af44.jpg Australia - Thats a stick insect! --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere_Man posted [p:985958263] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aefcc456.jpgAustralia - Hs ha, thats not a stick insect!https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ce9af44.jpg Australia - Thats a stick insect!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 08/01/25 10:49:41 AM #12:	Smashingpmkns posted... How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol Same thing we'll say when bigfoot are discovered tbh --- https://i.imgur.com/EoGWPMu.gif https://i.imgur.com/dWmUFeV.gif https://i.imgur.com/xpoEaeu.gif <cite>Vegy posted [p:985958339] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite><quote>How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol</quote>Same thing we'll say when bigfoot are discovered tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/01/25 10:52:16 AM #13:	Smashingpmkns posted... How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol Emmott said he believed the species had not been discovered earlier as its habitat was too hard to access. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:985958359] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite><quote>How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol</quote><quote>Emmott said he believed the species had not been discovered earlier as its habitat was too hard to access.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StopBeinMad 08/04/25 9:56:33 PM #14:	Sick <cite>StopBeinMad posted [p:985999048] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Sick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 08/04/25 10:01:30 PM #15:	Smashingpmkns posted... How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol camouflage --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:985999105] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite><quote>How does something like that go so long without being discovered lol</quote>camouflage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 08/04/25 10:03:15 PM #16:	That's it we're doomed --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:985999134] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>That's it we're doomed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
suchiuomizu 08/04/25 10:05:07 PM #17:	Vegy posted... Same thing we'll say when bigfoot are discovered tbh No --- WTF DUH I DUH <cite>suchiuomizu posted [p:985999163] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Vegy posted... </cite><quote>Same thing we'll say when bigfoot are discovered tbh</quote>No</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MJOLNRVII 08/04/25 10:06:27 PM #19:	That thing is cool as hell. I wouldn't even believe it's real if I saw it in person because god damn it's huge. Strider102 posted... Stick Insect digivolve to!!! Big Stick Insect!!! If this is only its Champion or Ultimate then I fear for its Mega. --- https://static.tumblr.com/fxyqnnj/aUMm09zol/alvin_and_leia.gif <cite>MJOLNRVII posted [p:985999180] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>That thing is cool as hell. I wouldn't even believe it's real if I saw it in person because god damn it's huge.Strider102 posted... </cite><quote>Stick Insect digivolve to!!!Big Stick Insect!!!</quote>If this is only its Champion or Ultimate then I fear for its Mega.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CobraGT 08/04/25 10:10:41 PM #20:	--- GoldenSun/Crossbone Isle diagrams/ 18 teams known https://photobucket.com/u/SwordOfWheat/a/9990a2ee-25f3-4242-ae79-7d2d4b882be4 <cite>CobraGT posted [p:985999248] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PballDepot 08/04/25 10:19:08 PM #21:	They used to be human size in the dino days, maybe mother nature is recorrecting. --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxVhRWBGOZ0 <cite>PballDepot posted [p:985999334] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>They used to be human size in the dino days, maybe mother nature is recorrecting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MartavisBryant 08/04/25 10:21:20 PM #22:	viewmaster_pi posted... your stick insect evolved into branch insect I don't think I want to see the final tree evolution --- I know it might be wrong, but I'm in love with Stacy's dong <cite>MartavisBryant posted [p:985999357] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>viewmaster_pi posted... </cite><quote>your stick insect evolved into branch insect</quote>I don't think I want to see the final tree evolution</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EbonTitanium 08/04/25 10:36:14 PM #23:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] God: Do you wanna see me do it again? --- If you're gonna hate on a game, make sure you played a good chuck of it first. <cite>EbonTitanium posted [p:985999514] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> God: Do you wanna see me do it again?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BucketCat 08/04/25 10:37:32 PM #24:	GeminiDeus posted... It has wings... they fly now? yeah, they're... branching out. --- ? <cite>BucketCat posted [p:985999528] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>GeminiDeus posted... </cite><quote>It has wings... they fly now?</quote>yeah, they're... branching out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 08/04/25 10:41:35 PM #25:	Never has "Get stick bug'd" been such a threat. --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) <cite>Umbreon posted [p:985999584] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Never has "Get stick bug'd" been such a threat.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarshMellow 08/04/25 10:43:22 PM #26:	GeminiDeus posted... It has wings... they fly now? It's the ostrich of the insect world. <cite>MarshMellow posted [p:985999613] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>GeminiDeus posted... </cite><quote>It has wings... they fly now?</quote>It's the ostrich of the insect world. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 08/04/25 10:49:28 PM #27:	Stick insects are harmless so its fine <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:985999661] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Stick insects are harmless so its fine </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 08/04/25 10:51:29 PM #28:	Get stick bugged lol --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:985999678] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Get stick bugged lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MJOLNRVII 08/04/25 11:13:46 PM #29:	BucketCat posted... yeah, they're... branching out. Claps --- https://static.tumblr.com/fxyqnnj/aUMm09zol/alvin_and_leia.gif <cite>MJOLNRVII posted [p:985999855] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>BucketCat posted... </cite><quote>yeah, they're... branching out.</quote>Claps</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pechabust 08/06/25 3:36:43 PM #30:	Kricketune irl <cite>Pechabust posted [p:986016332] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Kricketune irl</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JohnEtrav 08/06/25 5:24:14 PM #31:	Crikeys mate! I dont want to see my doggo fetch that bugger! --- Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape? <cite>JohnEtrav posted [p:986017253] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Crikeys mate! I dont want to see my doggo fetch that bugger!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buddah86 08/06/25 6:49:04 PM #32:	Are we sure its not just a moth trying to get it on with a stick insect? I know we love to have horrifyingly deadly creatures down here, but that one doesnt look right. --- Stand out, fit in <cite>buddah86 posted [p:986018048] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Are we sure its not just a moth trying to get it on with a stick insect?I know we love to have horrifyingly deadly creatures down here, but that one doesnt look right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CobraGT 08/06/25 8:22:23 PM #33:	Re-evolution of wings: A study published in Nature showed that some walking sticks have re-evolved wings after losing them for millions of years. https://www.science.org/content/article/walking-sticks-fly-again (Dunno if paywalled cause I can read it) Then Whiting sent the tree to a colleague who knew which species had wings and which didn't. "We noticed this fascinating pattern," Whiting says. Although some kinds of walking sticks had wings, the oldest stick insects didn't. The wings look just like other insect wings, Whiting says, so they weren't re-evolved from scratch--just fashioned from earlier plans inherited from the winged ancestor that gave rise to all walking sticks. Whiting says the insects could probably get wings back because the genetic pathways that make stick insects' wings and legs are closely related. "In order for insects to have legs and still walk around, they have to retain at least a portion of that pathway required to make a wing," he says. The work appears in the 16 January issue of Nature. Maybe it's not as hard to turn complex structures back on as some scientists thought, says Lisa Nagy, who studies development and evolution at the University of Arizona, Tucson. The change that took wings away and brought them back might have just been in the regulatory areas of genes, she says--not in the parts of genes that make the wing, but in the promoter regions that tell the genes when to turn on. "If their analysis is right," Nagy says, "then it points to a whole new set of experiments that we can do to learn about how pathways change in evolution." --- GoldenSun/Crossbone Isle diagrams/ 18 teams known https://photobucket.com/u/SwordOfWheat/a/9990a2ee-25f3-4242-ae79-7d2d4b882be4 <cite>CobraGT posted [p:986018963] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Re-evolution of wings:A study published in Nature showed that some walking sticks have re-evolved wings after losing them for millions of years.https://www.science.org/content/article/walking-sticks-fly-again (Dunno if paywalled cause I can read it)<quote>Then Whiting sent the tree to a colleague who knew which species had wings and which didn't. "We noticed this fascinating pattern," Whiting says. Although some kinds of walking sticks had wings, the oldest stick insects didn't. The wings look just like other insect wings, Whiting says, so they weren't re-evolved from scratch--just fashioned from earlier plans inherited from the winged ancestor that gave rise to all walking sticks. Whiting says the insects could probably get wings back because the genetic pathways that make stick insects' wings and legs are closely related. "In order for insects to have legs and still walk around, they have to retain at least a portion of that pathway required to make a wing," he says. The work appears in the 16 January issue of Nature.Maybe it's not as hard to turn complex structures back on as some scientists thought, says Lisa Nagy, who studies development and evolution at the University of Arizona, Tucson. The change that took wings away and brought them back might have just been in the regulatory areas of genes, she says--not in the parts of genes that make the wing, but in the promoter regions that tell the genes when to turn on. "If their analysis is right," Nagy says, "then it points to a whole new set of experiments that we can do to learn about how pathways change in evolution."</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GameGodOfAll 08/06/25 8:24:16 PM #34:	The insulindian phasmid! I knew it existed! --- My Words Were True And Sheamus Made You Believe! http://imgur.com/Fc39f.jpg <cite>GameGodOfAll posted [p:986018985] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>The insulindian phasmid! I knew it existed!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
2001mark 08/06/25 8:24:18 PM #35:	The_Popo posted... Of course its Australia Yeah... as a Canadian, I can decidedly say it's not Canada south. We wake up to snow 6 months a year... not spiders the size of a large pizza. <cite>2001mark posted [p:986018986] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>The_Popo posted... </cite><quote>Of course its Australia</quote>Yeah... as a Canadian, I can decidedly say it's not Canada south. We wake up to snow 6 months a year... not spiders the size of a large pizza.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MorganTJ 08/06/25 8:36:15 PM #36:	Shotgunnova posted... Ahh, the Insulindian plasmid. "Of all the creatures I've met, you are the kindest." <cite>MorganTJ posted [p:986019135] in Giant stic... [t:81021271]...</cite> <quote>Shotgunnova posted... </cite><quote>Ahh, the Insulindian plasmid.</quote>"Of all the creatures I've met, you are the kindest."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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