Our vivariums
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Along with locusts and grasshoppers, crickets belong to the leaping insect family. They have short, strong hind legs. The antennae are long and slender.
Scientific nameAcheta domesticusEnglish nameHouse cricketFrench nameGrillon domestique -
Scientific nameAcrophylla wuelfingiEnglish nameWulfing's stick insectFrench namePhasme géant australien -
Scientific nameAnchiale briareusEnglish nameStrong stick insectFrench namePhasme -
The females are generally a uniform tan colour. The males have black legs, a copper-coloured cephalothorax and a reddish abdomen.
Scientific nameAphonopelma chalcodesEnglish nameDesert blond tarantula -
Scientific nameArchispirostreptus gigasEnglish nameAfrican giant millipedeFrench nameMille-pattes africain -
Tropical forests - America - Mural display
Scientific nameBlaberus giganteus -
Scientific nameChelorrhina polyphemusEnglish nameFlower beetleFrench nameCétoine -
Description of adults
Scientific nameDamon diademaEnglish nameTailless whip scorpionFrench nameAmblypyge -
Like most scarab beetles, the two sexes are easy to tell apart (sexually dimorphic), particularly because of the males’ horns.
Scientific nameDynastes herculesEnglish nameHercules beetleFrench nameDynaste hercule -
Darkling beetles are small and black, but on close examination their shells reveal a wide variety of shapes and textures.
Scientific nameEleodes sp.English nameDarkling beetleFrench nameTénébrion