- WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo, Bug Box
Giant Rainforest Snail
These beauties feed on the fruiting bodies of fungi found on the forest floor. It is for this reason that they have never been recorded more than 50cm above the ground!
Monster Mantid
These are some of the largest praying mantis in Australia. Like most mantids, the females are known to consume the male during mating.
Green Bellied Hunstman
These spiders are some of the largest spiders in Australia. They can have a leg span over 150mm! They are found between Victoria to North QLD along the coastline where they feed on moths, crickets, and other spiders.
Peppermint Stick Insects
These unique creatures get their name from a peppermint smelling secretion they use in self-defence. They feed only on Pandanus sp. found in North QLD.
Flinders Ranges Scorpion
These slow growing scorpions are sadly often victims of poaching or collecting and as such are vulnerable to population decline.
