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Hasenpusch Family Stick Insect (Parapodacanthus hasenpuschorum) showing off its orange spines at the VHS expo this year....
06/04/2026

Hasenpusch Family Stick Insect (Parapodacanthus hasenpuschorum) showing off its orange spines at the VHS expo this year. We feed this species Melicope spp and Acronychia spp in captivity.

A relatively small species, similar to the more northern Eungella Stick insect (Candovia eungellensis). Just like its no...
02/04/2026

A relatively small species, similar to the more northern Eungella Stick insect (Candovia eungellensis). Just like its northern counterpart, they sport a bright orange mouth.

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Name: Robinson stick insect (Candovia robinsoni)
Location: East Coast from Brisbane to Wollongong
Food: Eucalyptus

Note to future self: keep the door shut while taking photos of tarantulas. (She was safely moved back inside after the p...
31/03/2026

Note to future self: keep the door shut while taking photos of tarantulas.
(She was safely moved back inside after the photo was taken).

Number one helpers in the bug room during leaf changes!
13/01/2026

Number one helpers in the bug room during leaf changes!

A relatively common species within it's range, they are slightly larger and more robust than their southern counter part...
11/01/2026

A relatively common species within it's range, they are slightly larger and more robust than their southern counter part Tessellated Stick insect (Anchiale austrotessulata).

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Name: Strong stick insect (Anchiale briareus)
Location: East Coast from Brisbane to Cairns, QLD.
Food: Eucalyptus & wattle

Sorting eggs the old fashioned way tonight, always a high octane activity!
09/01/2026

Sorting eggs the old fashioned way tonight, always a high octane activity!

New species hatching! Anyone want to guess the species?
17/11/2025

New species hatching! Anyone want to guess the species?

A rather unusual species, Peppermint stick insects live in the fronds of pandanus plants in the wild, where they lay fla...
11/11/2025

A rather unusual species, Peppermint stick insects live in the fronds of pandanus plants in the wild, where they lay flat against the leaves. They have a rather unusual secondary defence mechanism, spraying an irritating liquid when disturbed. The spray smells akin to peppermint, hence their common name.

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Name: Peppermint Stick insect (Megacrania batesii)
Location: Coastal Pandanus habitats in FNQ
Food: Pandanus spp

Giant burrowing cockroach ( Macropanesthia rhinoceros) parents and their bubs. Unfortunately we will not have any availa...
06/11/2025

Giant burrowing cockroach ( Macropanesthia rhinoceros) parents and their bubs. Unfortunately we will not have any available as we are still trying to build numbers.

Impressive leg hairs of an Australian tarantula ( Phlogius sp. "Sarina")
13/10/2025

Impressive leg hairs of an Australian tarantula ( Phlogius sp. "Sarina")

First described from Mt Lewis, QLD, this species has since been found in in similar high altitude rainforest habitats in...
11/10/2025

First described from Mt Lewis, QLD, this species has since been found in in similar high altitude rainforest habitats in FNQ.

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Name: Mt Lewis Stick insect (Sipyloidea lewisensis)
Location: High altitude rainforest habitats in FNQ
Food: Syzygium spp, Guava (Psidium spp.)

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