Arthropod
Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula
COMMON NAME: Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Theraphosa blondi
TYPE: Invertebrate
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: -
LIFESPAN: Males: 3 – 6 yrs, Females: 20 yrs
SIZE: 12 in
WEIGHT: 6 oz
STATUS: Not Listed
THREATS: None
FUN FACT: This big-bodied tarantula is the second largest spider in the world. Though it rarely eats birds, it will eat rodents, snakes, bats, and lizards as well as the insects, which make up most of its diet.
Jungle Nymph
COMMON NAME: Jungle Nymph
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heteropteryx dilatata
TYPE: Invertebrate
DIET: Herbivore
GROUP NAME: -
LIFESPAN: 2 yrs
SIZE: Male: 4 in, Female: 9 ½ in
WEIGHT: 1 ¾ oz
STATUS: Not Listed
THREATS: Pet trade
FUN FACT: In Malaysia, they are often kept by people who feed them guava leaves and use the droppings to make tea.
Striped Bark Scorpion
COMMON NAME: Striped Bark Scorpion
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Centruroides vittatus
TYPE: Invertebrate
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: -
LIFESPAN: 3 - 8 yrs
SIZE: 2 in
WEIGHT: -
STATUS: Not Listed
THREATS: None
FUN FACT: The scorpion is a nocturnal hunter and uses its senses of touch and smell. Chemical receptor organs on their undersides brush the ground as they walk, helping them track prey.
Two-spotted Assassin Bug
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COMMON NAME: Two-spotted Assassin Bug
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Platymeris biguttata
TYPE: Invertebrate
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: -
LIFESPAN: 2 yrs
SIZE: 1 in
WEIGHT: 3 oz
STATUS: Not Listed
THREATS: None
FUN FACT: These large assassin bugs are voracious predators that sneak up on their prey and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject a variety of digestive enzymes.