Phasmid photos

spawn · Jun 27, 2007

Here are four shots of my African 10" walking sticks (they are juvies, so not ten inches in these pictures):

And a shot of my first Extatosoma tiaratum to hatch out:

The rest of them after that one nymph hatched came out flawless. Someone's got to lead the way I guess!

Asa · Jun 27, 2007

Great pics! I like the :arrow: s. I'm not sure this should belong here...I don't know, Rick does it.

OGIGA · Jun 28, 2007

Nice pictures. Walking sticks are cool!

Morpheus uk · Jun 29, 2007

Do you know the latin name of those african sticks?

spawn · Jun 29, 2007

Well they were pictures, so I thought it was okay. If not, Rick could be kind enough to move them.

Unfortunately I do not know the genus/species.

Morpheus uk · Jun 29, 2007

Because i have an identical species, thier called bud wings as they have tiny bright red bud wings

, thier a nice parthogenetic species though not quote 10" more 5, and thier called

Ian · Jun 29, 2007

Lovely photos

Keep them in this forum for the time being, I will try and sort out another photo gallery forum.

Morpheus uk · Jul 1, 2007

Heres some of the phasmids i keep

Eurycantha calcarata

Oreophoetes peruana

Spiniphasma crassithorax

Parapachymorpha zomproi

Neohirasea maerens

Heteropteryx dilatata

I keep a load more though dont have time to photograph them all lol

robo mantis · Jul 1, 2007

how many you have?

Asa · Jul 1, 2007

Nice close-ups! I keep a couple of the same ones.

Morpheus uk · Jul 1, 2007

Think i got around 15... different types lol

Morpheus uk · Jul 2, 2007

Here they are, and shouldnt this be in the other inverts section?

Carausius morosus

Sipyloidea sipylus

Extatosoma tiaratum

Heteropteryx dilatata

Ramulus thaii

Eurycantha calcarata

Phyllium sp.

Oreophoetes peruana

Aretaon asperrimus

Sungaya inexpectata

Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis

Trachyaretaon brookneri

Neohirasea maerens

Parapachymorpha zomproi

Asceles sp.

Spiniphasma crassithorax

OGIGA · Jul 2, 2007

Great pictures! They look really interesting with all the spikes on them.

colddigger · Jul 2, 2007

looks like your collection deserves some lord howe isl. sticks

Sparky · Jul 2, 2007

my dad keeps saying that this is a species of praying mantis that eats leaves hahahaha :lol:

I can never convince him

Morpheus uk · Jul 3, 2007

Lol, thx guys

I`ll try and get some pics of my bud wings later on

Morpheus uk · Jul 3, 2007

Heres some pictures of my bud wings, 1st generation adults and nymphs

These have all moulted up now, sub adult here

And finally an adult

robo mantis · Jul 3, 2007

Those things are cool

Morpheus uk · Jul 3, 2007

Ty :mrgreen:

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