Chelonoidis carbonarius
A medium sized, tropical tortoise from northern South America, with bright red scales on it’s legs.
Correlophus ciliatus
A tropical species found on the islands of New Caledonia near Fiji.
Dryophytes cinereus
Commonly found in the Southern United States.
Archachatina marginata ovum
Also known as the Banana Rasp Snail, a tropical terrestrial species which is found in Western Africa and the Caribbean. The largest recorded snail measured 39.3 cm from snout to tail when fully extended, with a shell length of 27.3 cm and weighed 900g.
Lissachatina fulica white
Slightly smaller species than the marginata, this one has a dark shell with white body.
Fulica jadatzi
This is another colour morph with a Yellow shell and white body.
Sungaya inexpectata
From the Philippines, near Mount Sungay on the island of Luzon. This species reproduces both sexually and by parthenogenesis.
Extatosoma tiaratum
Found in Australia and New Guinea and looks like dead leaves. The females mimic scorpions to defend themselves by curling their tails to scare off predators.
Eurycantha calcerata
This is a large ground dwelling species from New Guinea, brown in colour with quite a stocky body.
Sipyloidea sipylus
Found in China, Malaysia, Thailand, Java and Sumatra. They are a thin bodied species with long pink wings and primarily are found on the ground. Females are parthenogenetic meaning they lay eggs which hatch unfertilised.
Peruphasma schultei
Jet black with bright yellow eyes and appear velvety, with tiny red wings which can they flare to frighten predators. Both males and females are present in this species.
Diapherodes gigantea
Found in the Caribbean, this species is sexually dimorphic. Brown and thin bodied with wings making them able to fly. Females are bright, lime green and have chunkier bodies.
Heteropteryx dilatata
The second heaviest insect in the world. Found in the wild in the humid jungles of Malaysia. Females are large, stocky and bright green, males are thinner, brown and have wings. In defence they raise their spikey hind legs, waving them around and snapping them shut. They can also use their mini wings to rustle in order to frighten off predators.
Megacrania batesii
Found in Northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and as far as the Philippines. This stick insect gets it’s name from an odour it releases to deter predators.
Phyllium philippinicus
Found in the tropical forests of the Philippines. They have large flat bodies resembling leaves. Males and females are sexually dimorphic semicolon, males are thinner and have wings.
Gromphadorhina portentosa
A large (7.5cm) wingless cockroach. As the name suggests they can make a hissing sound - the only member of the roaches that is capable of doing this.
Blephoropsis mendica
Found in North Africa, around the Mediterranean, Middle East, Southern Asia and on the Canary Islands. Flower Mantis mimic flowers. Their colouration is an example of aggressive mimicry. They will climb a plant and wait for their prey to come to them; behaviour known as ambush predation.
Hierodula papua
Found throughout Asia. Usually green and can reach 9cm, they are a fierce predator.
Spirostreotus species
A species with 30 to 90 body rings, Millipedes have two pairs of legs on most segments of the body. They are detritivores meaning they eat decaying leaves, and other dead plant matter.
Anadenobolus monilicornis
Native to the Caribbean, a smaller species reaching 5cm with black and yellow stripes.
Archispirostreptus gigas
Found In tropical and subtropical western Africa, they can reach 33.5cm.
Pachnoda marginata peregrina
A fruit beetle from the tropical parts of Western and Central Africa. The adult beetles feed on fallen fruit and can fly.
Chalconotus convexus
Dung beetles are found on every continent except Antarctica. They rely heavily on the dung of herbivores which is used not only for feeding but in breeding behaviour as well.