Invertebrates

Praying Mantis Egg Cases (Paratenodera sinensis)

Class Insecta. Beneficial insect. Displays incomplete metamorphosis. One egg case can produce 100-200 mantises. May take 2 to 6 weeks to hatch. Warm and humid conditions necessary for hatching. Sea... More.

Sow Bugs (Terrestrial Isopod)

Phylum Arthropoda. Assorted species as available. Also known as wood lice. Found under logs or stones in dark, undisturbed places. Maintain in terrarium with rich, moist humus. Add flat rocks or ro... More.

Mealworm Pupae

Class Insecta. Unit of 100. Per unit. Instructions for Mealworm Care. More.

Mealworm Beetles

Class Insecta. Unit of 100. Per unit. Instructions for Mealworm Care. More.

Pea Aphids (A. pisum)

Class Insecta. Contains 1 live bean seedling inoculated with live pea aphids. Used in predator/prey studies with ladybugs or anoles lizards. Also suitable food for newly hatched mantis, juvenile am... More.

Damselfly Nymphs (Hetarina americana)

Class Insecta. Small aquatic predator easily maintained in freshwater aquarium until it hatches into bright blue Damselfly. Nymph feeds on small aquatic specimens such as Daphnia. Unit of 10. Need ... More.

Feeder Fruit Fly Culture (Drosophila)

Suitable food for small amphibians, reptiles, or insectivorous plants. Contains one vial of Nasco-mead culture medium inoculated with assorted Drosophilae. More.

Ladybugs (H. convergens)

Class Insecta. This beneficial insect is used for predator/prey studies and biological pest control. Your ladybugs can be fed pea aphis (LM00376M). Adult beetles only. Unit of 50. More.

Cricket Eggs

Class Insecta. Unit of 150. More.

Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)

Phylum Arthropoda. Collected from brackish water estuaries but tolerant of freshwater conditions of classroom aquarium. Unit of 5. More.