Ball Island, located just off Lord Howe Island in Oceania, is uninhabited except for a population of Lord Howe stick bugs.
Notes on verification
The core claim is well corroborated by multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, Zoos Victoria, San Diego Zoo), but the name 'Ball Island' appears to be a misnomer for 'Ball's Pyramid,' which slightly weakens exact verification. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Strange Planet: Islands You Never Want to Visit | National Geographic (seed:geography_and_travel)
- https://www.zoo.org.au/fighting-extinction/local-threatened-species/lord-howe-island-stick-insect/ (corroboration)
- https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lord-howe-island-stick-insect (corroboration)