Strange sp

[Morpheus_UK]

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?tt=url&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Flemondedesphasmes.free.fr%2Fspi p.php%3Farticle454&lp=fr_en&.intl=us&fr=yfp-t-501

These look incredbile, anyone ever had any experiance with these?

[AlienMarky]

Yes, it's Hemiplasta falcata. Brilliant species and really easy. Check the PM i sent you! :D

[Ian]

Ah yea, they are fantastic. Rob made a post about them here: http://www.insectstore.com/phasmid/showthread.php?t=182&highlight=Hemiplasta

[Morpheus_UK]

Oh bugger sent you the wrong bloody link:D
That was me checking up on them ,amazing patterens and colouration!

Anyway heres the "strange sp"

http://lemondedesphasmes.free.fr/php/phpwebgallery/index.php?/category/934

Reminds me of animal bones sort of?

[robsorchids]

yes the H.falcata is quite easy, a really good species.

hopefully my females will start laying soon.

oh my that is a unusual phasmid on this other link, intresting 'ears'!:D

rob

[Ian]

Oh they do look rather funky don't they. Pseudodatames sp, never heard of those before.

[robsorchids]

yes they probably are also as difficult as hell to get ahold of too:(

ah well maybe this sp will be more available in the future

rob

[AlienMarky]

My friend in Belgium has some of these, but they are very hard to rear. Surplus of this species will take some time...

[Morpheus_UK]

Define hard?
Let us know if he has any available sometime :D
Is it just me or does the rest of europe have better inverts?

[AlienMarky]

Low hatch rates, high 1st instar mortality rate... And it's a couple. the continent seems to get species before vthe UK, it just takes some time for them to drift over here...