Today I learned on Nostr: TIL all living individuals of the Mercury Island tusked weta (a large, flightless ...

TIL all living individuals of the Mercury Island tusked weta (a large, flightless insect known for its large tusks) are descended from a male and two females captured in 1998 and bred in captivity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Islands_tusked_w%C4%93t%C4%81
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