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Paulk · Key Member Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 253 Location: essex

My first stick-insects, enjoy!

I'm really pleased with them. They are both females (I believe).
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H.S. · Key Member Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 481 Location: Kent

Nice pics. I currently have 14 Macleay nymphs running around (and I mean running!) inside a glass viv. I also have something like 100 (give or take 10 or 20) eggs that have been hatching at about one every three to four days.
Btw, the males are very different to the females, they are more 'twiglet' looking, don't have the 'scorpion' tail, but do have wings. Altough they don't exactly, it is more like falling with style. Smile

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Paulk · Key Member Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 253 Location: essex

I've heard that there are some problems with inbreeding at the moment and it is difficult to raise the young above the nymph phase!

How have you found breeding them and can I ask where you got your stock from, i'm currently looking for other sticks and leaf insects so any other sites you know of would be usefull.
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Boelen · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject:

The bottom pic looks like a male Very Happy

...even as nymphs they're pretty easy to tell apart, the males are smooth on the back of the abdomen, the females are spiny like in the first pic

Paulk · Key Member Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 253 Location: essex

I was under the impression that the males could not curl up their tails like the females!

Do you have these Boelen? Or any other inverts like these?
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H.S. · Key Member Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 481 Location: Kent

These are my first Nymphs. The place that I purchased the adults no longer has any.
With regards the male /female thing, although I mentioned above that the male does not have the 'scorpion' tail, I believe that is only when the wings have grown and the tail becomes less prominent. As young, I believe they similar in shape.
Those who know, please feel free to correct me, if I am wrong.
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Boelen · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:

Yes I've got a few of these, I've kept them off and on for a good few years...think around 30 years Shocked

....just waiting for around 4-500 eggs too hatch.
The males have a full set of wings that they can use quite well as adults so they cant curl their tails over their wings when adult.
But as nymphs they are very similar to females except for the lack of spines on the body and abdomen, as they grow the males look more and more slender and the wing buds get larger than the females.