Big brutal-looking monster is a harmless pet (D. gigantea) [Inferion7]

This video is about phasmid species called Diapherodes gigantea, it’s big as a hand (they grow up to 17 cm). They look like brutal monsters but they are actually quite harmless and cute and interesting in a way. I used to have 3 females and one male, but the last female had some issues during final molt and she died several days later. Not I have 2 adult females and 1 adult male, plenty of their eggs (more than 300).
Music was composed by me, I have a digital piano Yamaha NP-V80 piaggero. I work with the following software: Audacity, Sony Vegas Pro 13, Magix Music Maker 2014. I've been playing on the piano since July 2012.
Visit my main UA-cam channel "Marek Kučera" about animals (especially tarantulas, chameleons and others) or my second channel "Marek Kučera [Inferion7] - Music" about music and piano.

[@James-2248]

This is why i love leaf insects

[@industrys4092]

great new video marek !

[@Inferion7]

Thank you.

[@sNstRflyEr]

Awesome!

[@Inferion7]

Thank you.

[@kardsh]

I just got interested to know more about insects and I'm still scared of them, this videos combined with the music made me shiver and gave me goosebumps

[@Inferion7]

There is no reason to be scared of stick insects. You could see it's harmless. It's only big.

[@kellieramey2589]

They kinda resemble a praying mantis almost.

[@Inferion7]

Yea, kinda, but I've never seen so light mantis like this phasmid, there is also a yellow variation of this one. Al least I've heard of it.

[@MichaelG-si6ix]

I think im keeping my indian stick insects for now XD
But do any of you guys know a few species of phasmids that are easy to keep and arent very big (like the indian stick bug) ????

[@xdpanda4517]

Our only lord and Saviour possible achrioptera fallax? The males grow 11cm and I think the females are 14-16cm they are a metallic blue colour and have red wings. They are pretty easy to look after I think

[@jessicaclinton899]

is this a jungle nymph (i think its spelt) ?

[@Inferion7]

Nymph? They're adult. Species Diapherodes gigantea. I haven't done video about nymphs yet.

[@xdpanda4517]

A jungle nymph is a species of stick insect which lays the biggest eggs in the animal kingdom and they aren’t referring to the nymphs of the species this is actually the name for adult jungle nymphs too.

[@twentynebgsfshit2579]

Hi marek

[@twentynebgsfshit2579]

Great video

[@Inferion7]

Hello, thank you.