Ball Island, located just off Lord Howe Island in Oceania, is uninhabited except for a population of Lord Howe stick bugs.
Sources
- Strange Planet: Islands You Never Want to Visit | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.zoo.org.au/fighting-extinction/local-threatened-species/lord-howe-island-stick-insect/ (zoo.org.au)
- https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lord-howe-island-stick-insect (animals.sandiegozoo.org)
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