Aretaon asperrimus – Sabah Thorny stick insect

Here is a phasmid resource, Care sheet (Aretaon asperrimus)

PSG188 Aretaon asperrimus

Common name: Thorny Stick Insect

Subfamily: Obriminae

Origin: Sabah, Borneo

Adult size (mm): F-80 M- 55

Food plants: Bramble, Oak, Ivy, and Raspberry

Description

Females are broad and spiny. They are dark brown in general, with a crème stripe running along their back. The males are similar, but they have slightly longer spines and are a lot skinnier. The spines are red-tipped.

Comments

These are a very easy species to rear in a humid environment with little ventilation. Females need somewhere to lay their eggs, so either provide a tub full of peat or similar, or have a substrate on the bottom of the cage. The eggs hatched for me after about 2-4 months. They like to drink, so spray heavily one a week.

Categorised in: Mantis

12 years ago