XXL stick insect (Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis)

Large stick insect native to Thailand but bred in Spain.

It is a very easy species to keep in captivity, they imitate a dry stick, it is grayish in color with two pairs of wings, one characteristic of them is that when they feel threatened they open their second pair of wings to scare away the possible predator. , since when unfolded they look intense red.

At birth they measure 2 cm and as adults they reach up to 14 cm without counting their legs. There are only females, which will lay eggs and after 4 months more females will be born.

They will need a terrarium 2 times their body width and 3 times height, with 75% humidity. They feed on brambles and rose bushes.

At birth they are nymphs (L1) and they molt 6 times (L6) until they become adults. This takes about 5 months and they then become adults, living up to 12 more months.