Invertebrate Giants: Wētā, Stick Insects, Robber Crabs

On islands the bugs inherit the earth: the cow-sized wētā, the 'extinct' stick insect on a sea stack, the crab that climbs palms.

Playlist by @island_gigantism

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The Colossal Coconut Crab | South Pacific | BBC Earth — BBC Earth
2. Insect Returns From The Dead | Wild New Zealand | BBC Earth — BBC Earth
3. Ball's Pyramid | 100 Wonders | Atlas Obscura — Atlas Obscura
4. The Island That Hid an 'Extinct' Insect… Ball’s Pyramid — Geomargin
5. When We Get Extinction Wrong — Bizarre Beasts
6. The Secret Life of Robber Crabs — Smithsonian Channel
7. A Giant Coconut Eating Crab | Wild Indonesia — Nat Geo Animals
8. Lord Howe - Ecological Catastrophe and Award-Winning Conservation — All.About.Nature
9. Secret life of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect — Zoos Victoria
10. Gigantic Robber Crabs on Christmas Island | Full Documentary — Free High-Quality Documentaries