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Mantisheaven

Species: Aretaon asperrimus (PSG 118).

Common Name: Thorny Stick Insect.

Size:  Maximum:  Males, 5cm.  Females, 8cm.

Breeding: Sexual

Eggs: These are laid in to a pot of peat.  Expect a very high hatch rate.

Food: Bramble.

Humidity: Medium.  Spray every two or three days.

Comments:  This is an easy species to keep and very hardy.  They are nice and compact, although have to ability to run away very fast when you are not looking.

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