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Found this fellah on my left car mirror on the way to work, had to pull over and catch him. Nifty bugs, I think I'll keep it.
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Stick insect
Hello,
Nice Megaphasma dentricus male, feed him oak.
regards
ftorres
Hello,
Nice Megaphasma dentricus male, feed him oak.
regards
ftorres
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Ah, thanks. How do you sex them, by the way?
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That's awesome! I'm so jealous of everyone that gets native phasmids.
Not sure on the North American species, but a lot are parthenogenetic (virtually all females that lay eggs upon reaching maturity). In the speces where males exist, they're typically a lot smaller than the females.
Not sure on the North American species, but a lot are parthenogenetic (virtually all females that lay eggs upon reaching maturity). In the speces where males exist, they're typically a lot smaller than the females.