The newly hatched Australian Stick insect looks like a red-headed black-bodied fire ant, with a scorpions tail! Pretty good camouflage for hungry predators…
Picture of a newly hatched L1 Extatosoma tiaratum (ET):
I raise various stick insects and leaf insects, and I am just in the middle of a hatch of the Australian Stick insect, known as Macleay's Spectre. The scientific name is Extatosoma tiaratum, and is known as ET.
26 and counting ET hatchlings:
ET is the most personable of the stick insects, willing to ride on you, and is a very mellow stick insect that is good with kids. When you spray them, or blow on them the ET's will wave their bodies back and forth to resemble leaves blowing.
Sub-Adult ET trying to appear tough and big!
ET is parthenogenetic which means no males are needed, all eggs are fertile females.
The rough edges and brown and beige coloring make the ET blend in with dead leaves, and to me most resembles the Ghost Mantis.
My adult/sub-adult colony:
Extremely easy to raise, ET is my choice as a pet stick insect. If you would like a care sheet, or more information, contact me at [email protected].
Picture of a newly hatched L1 Extatosoma tiaratum (ET):
I raise various stick insects and leaf insects, and I am just in the middle of a hatch of the Australian Stick insect, known as Macleay's Spectre. The scientific name is Extatosoma tiaratum, and is known as ET.
26 and counting ET hatchlings:
ET is the most personable of the stick insects, willing to ride on you, and is a very mellow stick insect that is good with kids. When you spray them, or blow on them the ET's will wave their bodies back and forth to resemble leaves blowing.
Sub-Adult ET trying to appear tough and big!
ET is parthenogenetic which means no males are needed, all eggs are fertile females.
The rough edges and brown and beige coloring make the ET blend in with dead leaves, and to me most resembles the Ghost Mantis.
My adult/sub-adult colony:
Extremely easy to raise, ET is my choice as a pet stick insect. If you would like a care sheet, or more information, contact me at [email protected].
