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      Other Invertebrates for Sale

      This is the home for the invertebrates I keep that aren't isopods, springtails, millipedes or cockroaches: land snails, the white-spotted assassin bug, and the adult and larval beetles, which also have a page of their own. Livestock is posted Monday to Thursday with the live arrival guarantee on every livestock order.

      Snails are the biggest group here, from the giant African land snails to the small unicorn snail, and the snails page has all of them together with their care.

      Land snails

      The giant African land snails here are the common giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica), its golden-shelled Rodatzi and white-bodied Albino Rodatzi forms, and the separate Pink-lipped species; the slender unicorn snail (Subulina octona), under 2 cm long, is here too. Their care is in the giant African land snail care guide and the unicorn snail care guide. One rule is not optional: it is an offence to release a non-native animal, or let one escape, into the wild, so unwanted eggs are frozen and a snail is never put outside.

      The white-spotted assassin bug

      The White Spotted Assassin Bug (Platymeris biguttatus) is a large African predatory bug, matt black with two white spots on its wings, found across tropical sub-Saharan Africa. It is fully winged, climbs well and feeds on live insects, and it is one of the most compelling animals to watch hunt. It is not a handling animal: it can bite, and it can spray a defensive venom. What that spray does to a person has not been documented anywhere I can find, so treat it as a chemical splash and keep it well away from your face. The assassin bug care guide covers keeping them safely.

      Beetles

      Adult Sun Beetles and African Fruit Beetles are listed here too, along with the stag and flower beetle larvae; their care and the flake soil they need are on the beetles page.

      If you are after something that isn't listed, get in touch: I may have stock that isn't on the site yet. For the newest additions across every collection, see new arrivals.

      10 products
      4 marbly white colour thin long snails
      Unicorn Snails (Subulina octona)
      from £1.50
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      Three African Fruit Beetles on pale cork bark, yellow wing cases blotched with dark brown.
      African Fruit Beetle (Pachnoda fissipunctum)
      from £3.00
      White Spotted Assassin Bug, Platymeris biguttatus, matt black with two clean white marks on the wings
      White Spotted Assassin Bug (Platymeris biguttatus)
      from £7.00
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      A sun beetle seen from above on a white surface, its yellow shield and wing cases marked with chestnut-brown patches
      Sun Beetles (Pachnoda marginata)
      from £3.00
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      A curled cream-white beetle grub with a glossy orange-brown head, on a white surface.
      Rainbow Stag Beetle Larvae - Phalacrognathus muelleri
      from £15.00
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      Stripy Flower Beetle with green wing cases striped in cream, an orange and green head shield, on a plain white background.
      Stripy Flower Beetle (Dicronorrhina Derbyana)
      from £4.00
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      An Albino Rodatzi snail with a tan shell and cream body on a green lettuce leaf in a pale speckled dish.
      Albino Rodatzi Giant African Land Snails ( Lissachatina Fulica)
      from £12.50
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      A Giant African Land Snail with a brown and yellow striped shell on green lettuce in a cream dish, a second at the right edge.
      Giant African Land Snails - Lissachatina fulica
      from £9.00
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      large snail with cracked shell looking like spider web on the shell
      Pink Lipped Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina immaculata panthera)
      from £9.00
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      snail with typical shell shape sucking to stick to twig
      Rodatzi Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina Fulica)
      from £10.00

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