Vietnamese Spiny Stick Insect Natural History
Size
Male Vietnamese Spiny Stick Insects can grow up to 6cm and females are slightly larger growing up to 8cm.
Habitat and Distribution
They are found in forests in Vietnam.
Diet
They feed on leaves.
Groups and Breeding
Females can produce babies parthenogenically (lay eggs that don’t need fertilising) but the offspring from this can only be female. Their eggs incubate for 3 to 4 months and once they hatch it takes a further 4 months for them to reach adult size.
Threats
This species is not often captured for the pet trade, however it does live in an area which is heavily deforested and in recent history has been heavily damaged through war. Their habitat is fragmented as a result but numbers seem to be healthy for now.
Interesting facts
If threatened they can secrete a chemical which some people claim smells like peanut butter.
The Vietnamese Spiny Stick Insect During Your Day Out in Kent
The Vietnamese Spiny Stick Insect at Wingham Wildlife Park can be seen in the Bug Gardens alongside a wide variety of other species such as our Tarantulas, Scorpions and many others.