The menagerie grows: Indian stick insects

[nanila]

Last week, we added 4 new members to our menagerie. They live in an enclosure made by a specialist phasmid provider in Keiki's room. Their names are as follows:

• Mr Sticky
• Sir Sticks-A-Lot
• Madame Sticksana
• ...and Leafy Legs.

A photo of one of them* clambering over Keiki's face while he giggles is below the cut.



* I can't tell them apart, sssshhhh

Comments

[soliano]

Is that critter missing a leg?

[nanila]

Nope, it's got them all, it's just in motion and Keiki is giggling so the photo isn't very clear.

[hamsterwoman]

Hee! so many small critters to make friends with! :D

[nanila]

Yes! I strongly suspect this is not the last of the menagerie expansion...

[forests_of_fire]

adorable!!

[nanila]

They are! :D

[shirebound]

I'm loving the names!

[nanila]

They're pretty great. I assign them arbitrarily depending on my mood.

[major_clanger]

Are you holding Sticky McStickface in reserve?

[annofowlshire]

How fun!

[nanila]

They're great. Keiki has got comfortable picking them up and now he wanders around the house with stick insects in his hair.

[cmcmck]

Great pic! :o)

[nanila]

I expect to take many more like it in the coming months!

[silveradept]

A set of stick insects. That's very interesting to see. I wonder how they feel.

[nanila]

Apparently they're quite sociable? Keiki had all four of them on his arm this evening, and they were all just hanging out together looking quite content (not in defensive pose).

[silveradept]

That's good. A lack of combat between the stick insects means extra giggles for everyone.