Madagascar Cockroach
Also known as the hissing cockroach, is found on the island of Madagascar
in the eastern coast of Africa. These are wingless cockroaches and are in no way
similar to their other relative cockroaches. These feed on vegetative material
on the forest floor and are very popular as pets.
in the eastern coast of Africa. These are wingless cockroaches and are in no way
similar to their other relative cockroaches. These feed on vegetative material
on the forest floor and are very popular as pets.
Boulengerula taitana
Boulengerula taitana is endemic to the Taita Hills region of southeast Kenya. Its
natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded
former forest. It is quite common throughout its range and able to live in
modified habitats, but is potentially threatened by habitat loss.
natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded
former forest. It is quite common throughout its range and able to live in
modified habitats, but is potentially threatened by habitat loss.
Coconut crab
The coconut crab's claws are powerful enough to crack coconuts, and can be used to lift weights of up to 28 kg. The coconut crab is the world's largest terrestrial arthropod, growing up to one meter across. if coconuts are not readily available on the ground, the coconut crab on climb trees and cut them down. although the adult coconut crab lives on land and can drown in water, its larvae develop in the sea for the first month of so of their lives.
apollo butterfly
he Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) is a beautiful white butterfly, decorated with large black spots on the forewings and red eye-spots on the hindwings . These striking red eye-spots can vary in size and form depending on the location of the Apollo butterfly, and the bright red colour often fades in the sun, causing the eye-spots of older individuals to appear more orange . The wings are shiny, with slightly transparent edges , and some individuals are darker (melanistic); a general phenomenon common in many butterflies
Common field grasshopper
his is probably the most frequently seen grasshopper; it is fairly large and occurs in a very wide range of colours including green, brown and purple, usually with a variable amount of black, brown or grey mottling (3). The tough forewings, which protect the delicate membranous hind wings, are long, and in common with all Chorthippus species, have a bulge near their base. Most individuals have an orange tinge at the tip of the abdomen (3). This species can be identified by the low number of 'stridulatory' pegs on the legs used to produce the very characteristic song
Large garden bumblebee
in comparison with other bumblebee species, the large garden or ruderal bumblebee, has a long face and tongue; these are adaptations for feeding on long-tubed flowers . They are black, with two yellow bands on the thorax, a single yellow band on the abdomen and a white tail. In Britain, a totally black form known as variety harrisellus may arise .
Graden spider
the garden spider (Araneus diadematus) is a very common, large orb-web spider . The colour is variable, ranging from pale yellow to blackish-brown , with pale markings on the abdomen which often take the form of a cross . Females are larger than males . Newly hatched spiderlings have yellow abdomens with a dark patch . As with all spiders, there are four pairs of legs; the first pair are long and are used to sense vibrations on the web . In front of th