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Other Inverts

A random collection of our other inverts that do not fit into one of our other categories.

Curculio glandium - acorn weevil
UK
adult size 5 - 8mm


​Geotrupes stercorarius
UK
​adult size 25mm
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These beetles are known as Dor Beetles - they suck up the juices from animal droppings and take it underground to spit back out and line breeding chambers & tunnels with it.  We keep ours in a 6" depth of old used flake soil from the millipede tubs and once a week I tip a scoop of fresh rabbit poo on top, they really are fascinating to watch.


Lepisma saccarinum - silverfish
​Europe
adult size approx 2cm
ideal feeders for other inverts, currently feeding on bran, cereals & toast crumbs


Otiorhynchus sulcatus - Black Vine Weevil
Europe
​adult size ​1cm

A fun & easy to rear invert that is an important feeder for many small creatures.
As this species is unable to fly it makes a perfect feeder for centipedes and newts which eat not only the larvae but also the adult beetles.

Springtails
We keep both white & orange springtails (colours kept separately)


Vitrina pellucida
UK
adult size 6mm
A small species of semi slug that is usually more active in the autumn & winter.  It usually feeds on liverworts, dead plant & animal matter and horse / rabbit poo.


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