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Species: Diapherodes gigantea (No PSG).
Common Name: None
Size: Maximum: Female,
16cm. Male, 11cm.
Breeding: Sexual
Eggs: These are dropped
to the floor. As nymphs, they can be difficult to
rear (you can have a high mortality rate), so keep
conditions as near perfect as possible (well
ventilated, yet semi-humid). Adult females will drop
1 or 2 ova per day.
Food: Eucalyptus, will
accept bramble.
Humidity: Spray once or
twice a week.
Comments: These are a lovely species to keep. If
you can get them past nymph stage, they are easy to
rear and docile to handle. The females have a nice
shiny bright green colour and males are generally
light brown. Males also have wings as adults, but I
have found them un-willing to fly, but they will
raise them readily if threatened, showing a pair of
mid-red wings. Adult females have the ability to
cling like super glue when they do not want to be
moved.
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