Boogie Down Bugs

04/01/2025

This sleepy Cherry Red S. dehaani is settling in for some rest after its trip here. Scolopendra dehaani can be found across the various Asian countries and come in a wide variety of colors between the different locales. The Cherry Red are a naturally occurring color type found in Malaysia making it a locale and not a morph - which it is often wrongly called.

04/01/2025

Looking at the size of the pincers you can see why the venom on this Laos Forest Scorpion doesn't need to be as strong as some other species. As the name implies, these can be found in the jungles of Laos and Vietnam and can grow as large as 12cm

31/12/2024

Getting inventory together to start doing expos in 2025. What inverts or supplies would people like to see more of?

30/12/2024

Such a beautiful and active species. Spirostreptid sp. 1 "Tanzania," Olive Banded Millipede

28/12/2024

Uh oh
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/26/2024-30375/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-emergency-listing-of-the-blue-tree-monitor-as-an?fbclid=IwY2xjawHc169leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ5xd5ocfPqh1kqCrhY3ggXx2mTmAGUzAkpzE5K9K9qDt4PNdM2TLoMJ9w_aem_3u9fCJ-md3HOPGrY77rIqg

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), exercise our authority pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to emergency list the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei), a lizard species from Indonesia, as an endangered species. Due to overcollection for the...

16/12/2024

14/12/2024

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09/12/2024

07/12/2024

Horned beetles doin what horned beetles do.

06/12/2024

Pink dragons (Desmoxytes planata) enjoying a shrimp pellet with some Neanura growae, Ceratophysella sp Lilac., and various species of soil mite. Although the Pink Dragons produce hydrogen cyanide, it is only released as a defense mechanism and not something they just let out constantly. As long as there is good ventilation and no potential predator cohabitating with them, they pose no threat to any inhabitant and can make for a nice display vivarium.

02/12/2024

Still trying to nail down a positive ID on this New Mexican species, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy its beauty anyway.

01/12/2024

Don't let this cute fuzzy face fool you. If you were a 1/4" cricket or smaller, you'd be a meal.

01/12/2024

This Hiltonius sp pretty much stays underground nearly all the time. Occassionally I will find 1 or 2 under the surface moss.

01/12/2024

One Cubaris sp White Shark isopod popped up in one of my millipede tubs as a hitch hiker sent along with the order months ago. It must've been a gravid female because today I found a bunch more in with tub the lone pod was relocated to.

01/12/2024

These dirty birds are well on their way to hitting subadult size.

29/11/2024

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! We're stuffed with Spirobolellus immigrans (Maui Skunk Stripe Millipede). To help shed some weight, use code FREEBIE to get a free 10ct with any live animal order! Animal orders will resume shipping 1/08/2025

27/11/2024

Female Derby's flower beetles lack the small horn on the face that the males have.

27/11/2024

Although the females have barely more than a golden sheen in the light, the males are just wonderous to look at.