Today I’m going to introduce you to the latest arrivals to the invertebrate house here at Wingham Wildlife Park! And more importantly, how to spot them on your next visit! French Guiana Dead Leaf Katydid Typophyllum trapeziform The fist of our new arrivals is the French Guiana dead leaf katydid! If the name didn’t give…
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The Sow Bug Natural History Size These beetles can grow up to 6 – 19mm. Habitat and Distribution They come from Europe and spreading to North America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Sow bugs are terrestrial crustaceans that require high-moisture, dark, and sheltered habitats to survive, often found under mulch, leaf litter, rocks, logs, or in…
A little while ago I introduced you to some of the coolest arachnids that live in the bug room. Today we are looking at some of the other brilliant bugs that also live there! Don’t worry, there are no spiders in the blog this week! Now, in no particular order: Balthazar Do you like the…
Hi everyone, I’m Beth the Deputy Head of Reptiles and Invertebrates here at Wingham Wildlife Park! I thought there would be no better way to start my first blog here than to introduce you to some of my favourite invertebrates living here at Wingham on my bug list. Part 1: Arachnids Warning! If you fear…
Joke Where do bugs listen to music? Spoti-fly Fun Fact They can spit a chemical which can cause temporary blindness as a defense mechanism and their bite is said to be more painful than a bee sting. Spooky Fact Assassin bugs are also known as kissing bugs because they like to bite the lips and…
The Two Spotted Assassin Bug Natural History Size The Two Spotted Assassin Bug can grow up to 4cm. Habitat and Distribution They inhabit forests in tropical Africa. They can be found in Kenya, Guinea Senegal, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Togo,…
For this week’s reptile and invert blog, I thought I would rate a selection of our animals on how helpful they are when it comes to us cleaning and working on enclosures. And we are just going to get stuck straight in. Isopods Our isopods (woodlice) are the ultimate cleaners. They eat everything that you…
In my previous blog, I shared some of the species of orchid you can find in Kent from April to June. Here is part two of my orchid blog, looking at some of the orchid species you can find in Kent in Summer. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii – June to July These orchids have…
If you have visited the park, read our information signs, watched our wonderful keeper talks or even read some keeper blogs, you have probably realised that a lot of the animals we look after here at Wingham struggle in the wild, at least in part, due to urbanization and loss of habitat. But this issue…
Apple Snail Natural History Size They can be between 5 – 15cm in length and between 5 – 10cm in height. Habitat and Distribution Apple snails are native to tropical and subtropical South and Central America, the Caribbean and parts of Southern USA. They are primarily freshwater, amphibious gastropods inhabiting slow-moving or stagnant waters like…
