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Some phasmida stick and leaf insects of india nhbs academic. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Keeping stick insects by dorothy floyd paperback, 1987. Some species have wings when adult, most species do not. Stick insects eat leaves, but they do not eat all types of plants. Seven species of stick insects are discussed in detail, with lots of practical tips and sound advice. Keeping stick insects by dorothy floyd, 9780951246603, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Smalllife supplies supply insect cages, stick insects phasmids and butterflies.

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The paper deals with seventy eight species of the order phasmida, distributed over india. How to keep your own indian walking stick stick insect as a pet. How to look after stick insects as pets complete guide. This helps to make them an ideal pet as feeding is so simple. Like any insect, an stick insect has 6 legs and 2 antennae. Stick insects are one of the successful group of organisms which adapts itself to match with the environment. Stick insects and mantids keeping unusual pets mcnicholas, jane on. With dramatic, eyecatching photos and engaging text, this title introduces. Dorothy floyds keeping stick insects is a primer for those looking to practice entomology as a hobby. From cage setup, to diet, to handling, we cover everything you need to know about stick insects in todays video. The slim book only 60 pages plus illustrations contains a great deal of information on both stick insects and insects in general. Stick insects feed upon leaves, and while some species are very fussy about the species of plants they feed on, many feed happily upon gum and wattle tree foliage. Some will eat the foliage of other backyard plants such as roses, lillypilly and guava.

Smalllife supplies for books on keeping stick insects. British gardener, 61, baffled to discover stick insects 12,000 miles. Stick insects, stick bugs and leaf insects as pets stick insects care, facts, costs, food, handling, cages, health, breeding and where to buy all included. The basic biology of stick insects is also discussed and there are school topic ideas. A simple tutorial about setting up a stick insect enclosure, catering for all their basic needs. Many species will feed upon gum leaves, while some are more specialised requiring particular species of plants. Keeping stick insects by dorothy floyd waterstones. To ensure proper humidity, you need to spray the enclosure of your stick insects every day or every week, depending on the type of housing and on the species that you keep. This ease of breeding can make keeping indian stick insects particularly tempting, as it adds another dimension to caring for them. Stick insects are herbivores and eat only plant matter. Keeping and caring for stick insects as pets the spruce pets.