The Biggs Bugs

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21/01/2024

These last couple weeks have been far too cold to send out pods. Pods are still available locally for pickup though.

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12/12/2023

Updated species/morphs

08/11/2023

Giving an update. I will officially be opening back up on Monday. Nov. 13th. My arm surgery went well and it has healed nicely. I can officially lift over 2lbs again so I can finally pick up Isopod enclosures again to do things with them once more.

27/09/2023

Fresh livefoods in

19/09/2023

Just a cute Monica video today ♡ she is such a curious little pede.

05/09/2023

Gonna probably be less active here in the next couple weeks. I have an arm surgery consultation on tuesday. Will be undergoing surgery soon in the future. I will need to put some things on hold for a bit until i have healed enough to work again. I will still do my best to post though I will hopefully feel like a brand new person after I am all healed up. I am being hopeful it will change my life to being able to do things as I use to so long ago.

31/08/2023

Though Dermestid Beetles are the most commonly known for cleaning up carcasses for taxidermy and museums, so are Buffalo Beetles. These small beetles and their fuzzy larva are great as part of a cleaner crew. Here at The Biggs Bugs, they keep our Blaptica Dubia super clean and free from smells. The larva themselves are great feeders for baby animals, as well as small invertebrate and vertebrate species.

29/08/2023

A very gorgeous butterfly species.

25/08/2023

Random fact of the day! The smallest snail species in the world is Angustopila psammion. They are so tiny that 5 of them can fit in a grain of sand.

21/08/2023

Random fact of the day! Buffalo beetle larva for human consumption has been tested to give more iron through digestion than sirloin beef.

18/08/2023

Random fact of the day! Although very irritating urticating hairs are most well known from New World tarantula species, they are also used as defense for many species of caterpillars. Some species of caterpillars also have them connected to venom sacks.

14/08/2023

A little late but the random fact of the day!

Many species of centipedes are great mothers that wrap around and protect their eggs from harm until they hatch.

11/08/2023

Random fact of the day! Maricopa harvester ants are 20x more toxic than a honey bee and 35x more potent than a western diamondback rattlesnake, giving them the title of the most toxic insect in the world.

09/08/2023

These are the 21 species of isopod approved by APHIS for PPQ 526 permits. Please be aware all other species are illegally available in the hobby. Perhaps more of those in the hobby can be made available if scientific documentation has proven them to be in the wild in the continental US. Until then, those other species are illegal.

Permits are required only for interstate travel [example Arkansas to Arizona] If receiving isopods, you will not need a permit as long as the sender has them.

You may create one permit for the majority of states but need to file seperately for California, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Oregon.

You do not need special containment to keep these 21 species.

Armadillidium klugii
Armadillidium maculatum
Armadillidium nasatum
Armadillidium vulgare
Atlantoscia floridiana
Cylisticus convexus
Cubaris murina
Oniscus asellus
Porcellio dilatatus
Porcellio laevis
Porcellio scaber
Porcellio spinicornis
Porcellionides floria
Porcellionides pruinosus
Porcellionides virgatus
Rhyscotus texensis
Trachelipus rathkii
Trichoniscus pusillus
Trichorina tomentosa
Venezillo arizonicus
Venezillo parvus

09/08/2023

Random fact of the day! The monarch butterfly is very toxic because of the milkweed it ingests.