Annam stick insect

fear of God...

There's a couple more.


Well, very young and green.


This post was edited by dmitryab - 12.02.2007 19: 05

These are the eggs they hatch from.

A look of surprise...

Yes, I forgot to mention that all photos are magnified from 2 to 10 times. Do not think that they are really so huge.

The Vietnamese (Annam) stick beetle (Baculum extradentatum) lives in Vietnam. It is colored either brown or green. Size-males up to 7 cm; females up to 11 cm (females have spiked spines on their heads, similar to horns). It is well maintained and reproduces at home (females lay eggs without the help of males, from which full-fledged individuals hatch).

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Vertical terrarium with snags, branches, live or artificial plants. Substrate - moss, humus, a mixture of earth and peat. Temperature - 21-27°C. Humidity - 75-80%, regular spraying of the substrate and walls (in this case, the drinker is not needed).

Feeding - strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, red currant, linden, oak, acacia, rose, hawthorn, rosehip, ivy, tradescantia leaves. In winter, they are fed dried leaves or leaves of plants grown in pots.

It is already called differently, not Baculum extradentatum, but Medauroidea extradentata.

Does anyone know the genetic mechanism of the appearance of males in the offspring of unfertilized females in this species?

Does anyone know the genetic mechanism of the appearance of males in the offspring of unfertilized females in this species?

I've heard that this species has both parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction. In nature, males make up about 20% of the total population. At home, I think a male is very rare.