
Considering that literally thousands of snail, moth and mollusk species remain to be discovered, especially in the world’s rain forests, who cares if the occasional moth or earthworm bites the dust? Well, the fact is that these tiny creatures have just as much a right to exist as we do, and they’ve been around for a lot longer. Here’s a list of 10 recently extinct insects and invertebrates, ranging from the Levuana Moth to the Rocky Mountain Locust.