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Category: InvertebratesInsects
Indian Stick Insect
A classic brown stick insect that camouflages as a twig, extremely easy to keep and breed.
Spiny Leaf Insect
A large leaf-like stick insect with thorny projections, resembling a dead leaf when resting.
Leaf Insect
A remarkable insect that mimics a green leaf almost perfectly, complete with veins and edges.
Blue Stick Insect
A striking stick insect with vivid blue legs in males, a display species from Madagascar.
Orchid Mantis
A stunning mantis that mimics an orchid flower, with petal-like limbs, favored by collectors.
Ghost Mantis
A master of camouflage resembling a dried leaf, with a distinct head crest, calm and popular.
Dead-leaf Mantis
A broad, leaf-mimicking mantis with dark mottling, excellent at blending into forest floors.
Chinese Mantis
A large green-brown mantis of East Asia, a powerful ambush predator introduced worldwide.
South African Mantis
A large, bold green mantis of Africa, hardy and easy for beginners.
Giant Green Mantis
A widespread green mantis of Asia, active and easy to keep in a simple enclosure.
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle
A classic horned beetle of Japan and China, males bear a large forked horn, popular among collectors.
Hercules Beetle
One of the longest beetles on Earth, with a huge thoracic horn in males, an icon of beetle keeping.
Rainbow Stag Beetle
A dazzling iridescent green-gold stag beetle, among the most beautiful beetles in the world.
Giant Stag Beetle
A large black stag beetle with long curved mandibles, a strong and popular beetle keeper's species.
European Rose Chafer
A beautiful metallic green-gold beetle with a metallic sheen, feeding on flowers and ripe fruit.
Titan Beetle
One of the largest beetles by length, rarely kept, an iconic Amazonian species best admired in nature.
Harvester Ant
A seed-harvesting ant that stores grains in its nest, a favorite for observing ant farms.
Japanese Carpenter Ant
A large black carpenter ant nesting in wood, among the most popular pet ant species in Asia.
Big-headed Ant
A tiny ant with soldier castes bearing large heads, an adaptable invasive species.
Leaf-cutter Ant
A famous ant that cuts leaves to cultivate a fungus garden, with complex caste systems.
Bullet Ant
A huge ant with the most painful sting of any insect, kept only by the most experienced keepers.
Honey Pot Ant
A desert ant whose workers store nectar in swollen abdomens, fascinating but demanding to keep.
