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Phasmatidae

Malayan Giant Stick Insect

Phobaeticus serratipesตั๊กแตนกิ่งไม้

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Photograph: Brodie Cass Talbott · CC BY

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Drag the sun. Malayan Giant Stick Insect is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

Arboreal · temperate · humidFrom the sheet: 22–28°C, humidity 70–80%

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Temperature22–28 °C
Humidity70–80 %
Enclosure40×40×70

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
22–28°Ambient

One ambient band, 22–28°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states22-28°C

Humidity

70–80%Target RH

The sheet states70-80%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m28 cm
1520100400 cm
28 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Phasmatodea
IUCN / CITES
Not evaluated; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Intermediate
Commonality
Uncommon (spectacular size)
Adult size
F ~28 cm body (~55 cm incl. legs) — among world longest; M slimmer
Lifespan
F ~8–12 mo adult; total ~14–16 mo
Growth rate
Slow
Activity & niche
Nocturnal · Arboreal browser
Temperament
Calm, delicate; extremely long & fragile
Venom / defense
Harmless; plays dead; relies on twig camouflage & size

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

40 cm70 cm
warm hidewatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
40 × 40 × 70 cmWidth × depth × height
16dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesTall 40×40×70 cm mesh (H ≥3× body for huge moults)

Temperature
22–28°C
Humidity
70–80%
Min. enclosure
Tall 40×40×70 cm mesh (H ≥3× body for huge moults)
Substrate
Coco fibre; mist for humidity
Hides / decor / water
Tall sturdy branches — long clear drop needed to moult; mist daily

What your climate adds

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Diet

Feeding rhythm

Food stays available

The sheet states food is always present rather than given on a cycle, so there is no interval to draw.

The sheet statesBramble (staple), oak, rose, eucalyptus, raspberry · Fresh leaves always available; replace ~weekly

Staple food
Bramble (staple), oak, rose, eucalyptus, raspberry
Feeding frequency
Fresh leaves always available; replace ~weekly
Supplements
None; fresh host leaves only

Behaviour and handling

HandlingVery delicate; long legs snap: support fully, minimise
CommunalYes: tolerant with lots of space
Defense / stress signsFreezes rigidly; sways; plays dead

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
0.7–1 yrLifespan in care
0.7 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Sexual; eggs dropped; hatch ~4–6 mo

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsMismoult (needs great height), dehydration, snapped legs
Red flags / quarantine
SignsSluggish, shrivel, mould, deformed moult

Good to know

  • One of the longest insects ever measured, rivaled only by a few giant sticks

What it needs

Enclosure at least 40 × 40 × 70 cmbecause enclosureTall 40×40×70 cm mesh (H ≥3× body for huge moults)
A thermometerbecause temp22-28°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity70–80%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

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What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

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UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.