Javan Rhino 26 Feb 2012 This species was unlabelled in the vivarium for the strawberry[?] dart frogs in the Tropical Realm, so wondered if anybody could tell me what it is?
This species was unlabelled in the vivarium for the strawberry[?] dart frogs in the Tropical Realm, so wondered if anybody could tell me what it is?
DesertRhino150 27 Feb 2012 I've done a bit of reading around, and I think that this is almost certainly a young Oreophoetes peruana (Peruvian firestick).
I've done a bit of reading around, and I think that this is almost certainly a young Oreophoetes peruana (Peruvian firestick).
Maguari 27 Feb 2012 DesertRhino150 said: I've done a bit of reading around, and I think that this is almost certainly a young Oreophoetes peruana (Peruvian firestick). Click to expand... Yep - that's the beastie. Very attractive little insects and one of the few phasmid species in culture to specialise in feeding on ferns.
DesertRhino150 said: I've done a bit of reading around, and I think that this is almost certainly a young Oreophoetes peruana (Peruvian firestick). Click to expand... Yep - that's the beastie. Very attractive little insects and one of the few phasmid species in culture to specialise in feeding on ferns.