Heteropteryx dilatata

adult female



Huge phasmid, very fat, very spinny, very agressive, very nice... He is long to grow, but what a creature.
Males and females defends themself easily on our fingers, with their spinny legs.
It's sometimes better to wear gloves.
Female need substrate to bury the eggs. I used sand, but kinds of mould work well. The substrate have to be a little moist, but not too much; during almost a year of incubation.