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Whipsnade birds October 2008 » Whipsnade Zoo

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Another thing I didn't post is some of the recently discovered Phasamid Peruphasma schultei áre living in the Discovery Centre. This insect is known by various names, Peruvian black stick insect or golden-eyed stick insect are two which come to mind. It was only described in 2005, and has a natural range estimated at 5 hectares in the Cordellia del Condor region of northern Peru.
I think I saw the same species at Silent World , Tenby , back in the summer - striking looking creatures . I looked them up on the web and a site I found warned that they could be toxic and were not recommended for private collectors .
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Maybe you should do a report too- things might have changed overnight.
Well all the stock would have been one day older.
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I think I saw the same species at Silent World , Tenby , back in the summer - striking looking creatures . I looked them up on the web and a site I found warned that they could be toxic and were not recommended for private collectors .
I have hordes of these myself - they can spray a warning chemical if stressed but whenever I've been sprayed it's just a bit of a weird smell and that's all - never had any irritation. You normally only get it if you go in with sudden movements.

EDIT: I should add that that doesn't mean people might not be allergic to it, of course.

A better warning against private collectors keeping them would be: Watch out these, these things breed like wildfire!
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That's amazing. Until last weekend I'd never heard of them.
 
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