Onchestus rentzi eggs, "Crowned stick insect" Phasmatidae 40 pcs

Description: Onchestus rentzi eggs, "Crowned stick insect" Phasmatidae 40 pcs Selling 40 pcs Onchestus rentzi "crowned stick insect" eggs from mated femaleFree world-wide free shipping Species details: Decription from https://phasmatodea.com/onchestus-rentzi-innisfail OriginAustralia_________________Femalesvery typical and more robust phasmidsabout 10 - 11 cm longthey have well developed wings, which they open up as a defense reaction. Then the beautifully black-purple colored inside with some bright stripes of the hind wings becomes visiblebut they do not flycolor is very variable amongst females from brown to nearly blackentire body surface is strongly garnulated - giving them a very bark-like appearancethey have prominent protuberances on the top of the head which gave them the name "crown stick insect"mesofemora have prominent lobes_________________Malesvery typical thin phasmidsabout 7 - 8 cm longcolouration of the males is brownwings are well developed and they are able to flythey have two spins on the top of the head_________________Eggsbrownbox-shaped - really looking like a piece of barkabout 5 mm longincubate the eggs at room temperatures (18-23°C) under dry conditions (I never remove eggs from the cage)incubation time is about 4 months at 23°C_________________FoodPlantsbramble (Rubus spp.)is well accepted by nymphs and adultsother plants which are also accepted are privet (Ligustrum spp.), common hazel (Corylus avellana), Eucalyptus spp., Salal (Gaultheria shallon), Hypericum spp._________________Behavioradult females of this species display an astounding bark-camouflagethey open up the wings as a defense reaction. Then the beautifully black-purple colored inside with some bright stripes of the hind wings becomes visiblewhile they are spreading their wings, they start to run away and make a rustling soundmales are good flyers_________________BreedingNotesan easy to breed and attractive species (wings!)nymphs and adults can be kept in a quite airy cagemove nymphs to a bigger cage according to their size as they grow upadult moult will happen after about 4 to 5 months at about 23°C.females lay only a few eggs per week, which they just drop to the groundnymphs and adults have been sprayed with water 5 to 6 times a weekonly first instar nymphs need some sprayed water at the beginning, later spraying with water is not needed for a successful development PLEASE NOTE! Some countries prohibit the trade in herbivorous terrarium insects. Please order the eggs only if the delivery to your country is not against the law. Any problems arising from this are the responsibility of the customer.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Budapest, Budapest

End Time: 2024-12-02T05:53:14.000Z

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