Archive for 'Insects and Arachnids'

We have Blue Death Feigning Beetles.

Blue Death Feigning Beetles, also known as the desert ironclad beetle, is a species of darkling beetle native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States, mainly the Sonoran desert. This beetle has been known to feign death when threatened. They are increasingly becoming popular in the pet trade, due to their ease of care, hardiness, and longevity.

The blue feigning death beetle grows around 18–21 mm from head to abdomen. The powdery blue hue coloring ...

We have Warty Glow Spot Cockroaches.

Warty Glow Spot Cockroaches grow to a length of about 4 cm (1.6 in) and is mainly black or dark brown with a white margin to the dorsal sclerites. It is sexually dimorphic, with males being slightly smaller than females and having a pair of large, usually yellow spots on the pronotum. These are covered by a thin translucent cuticle and have traditionally been thought to be luminescent organs. However researchers noticed that when in ...

Meet our Brazilian Black Tarantula.

Grammostola pulchra is a species of tarantula native to Brazil. It is known for its solid black body, which makes it an appealing tarantula for the pet trade.

Commonly known as the Brazilian black, mature specimens are almost entirely black. Although like most new world tarantulas it possesses urticating hairs, if provoked, they would much rather flee than attack. Their venom is not as irritating as many other species of tarantulas.

The Brazilian black is a slow ...

Hissing cockroaches live in colonies with all ages and both sexes. Males tend to be larger than females and have a pair of horns on their head used to fight other males. When disturbed, this insect emits a loud hiss to startle potential predators. Hissing is also used in mating. The roach creates the sound by forcing air out of its abdominal air holes (called spiracles). The hiss is 90 decibels—equivalent to the sound made by a lawnmower or hair ...

Meet chili, our Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula.

The docile Mexican red-knee tarantula is the most common spider used in movies due to its large size and beautiful coloration. A particularly striking tarantula, the Mexican red-knee has a dark brown body and legs, with orange-red leg joints. The ends of the legs can detect vibrations, smells and tastes, to help the tarantula locate prey and the opposite sex, although it also has a group of eight eyes on the top of the carapace