Phobaeticus serratipes
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description: Common name: Malaysian Giant Stick Insect / Serrated Giant Stick Insect Origin: Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra, in humid lowland and hill rainforest. One of the longest insects in the world, with total length including the outstretched front legs exceeding half a metre in large females. Diet: Bramble is the staple and is accepted year round. Oak, hazel, raspberry, guava, rose and salal are also taken well. Nymphs can be reluctant to switch foodplant, so overlap old and new branches for several days rather than swapping in one go. Avoid garden centre plants and anything from treated gardens, as pesticide residue stays lethal to phasmids long after application. Stand cut stems in a bottle with the neck plugged so small nymphs cannot fall in and drown. Temperature: 22 to 28 degrees. Room temperature suits this species in most homes, though growth slows below 20 degrees. Avoid sustained heat above 30 degrees combined with dry air, as this causes moulting failures. Humidity: 75 to 85 percent, misted daily. High and stable humidity is essential given the extreme body length, as an animal of this size needs a long soft moult to pull free cleanly. Dehydration is the leading cause of lost limbs and death in this species. Keep the air humid but moving, since stagnant conditions encourage mould on the foodplant. Size: Adult females reach around 27 to 33cm in body length, extremely slender, in shades of green through to brown, with the characteristic serrated ridges along the legs that give the species its name. Including the front legs held out in front of the head, total length can reach 50 to 55cm. Adult males are far shorter and much thinner at roughly 15 to 18cm, brown, with long antennae and a more active temperament. Nymphs hatch at around 2 to 3cm and are already noticeably elongated. Diet note on handling: See Defense below, as the fragility of this species affects everyday maintenance more than in most phasmids. Lifespan: Around 12 to 18 months in total, w…
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