Author: Farkas M. Vivien
Tree-dwelling snakes use the canopy as a safe shelter, a hiding place and a useful hunting area.
Ocellated lizard, Timon lepidus, one of Europe’s largest lizard species
Mexican axolotl regeneration allows this unique amphibian to regrow lost body parts and repair certain damaged tissues.
Ardentiella Pink Lambo is an active and colorful terrestrial isopod that can often be observed moving in the terrarium.
The African giant snail in a terrarium prefers warm, humid conditions and becomes more active at night.
The mangrove snake uses its green camouflage to stay almost invisible among leaves and dense vegetation.
The green iguana’s third eye detects changes in light and movement, helping it notice predators from above.
The rainbow land crab is especially bright when young or after molting, with a bluish shell and orange legs.
The earless monitor lizard is one of the most mysterious and least-known reptiles in the world.
Sea scorpions are distant “relatives” of modern scorpions on the evolutionary tree. They appeared more than 400 million years ago, which means they lived on Earth long before the dinosaurs. Based on ancient fossils, some species may have reached up to 1 meter in length. One of the largest known examples, Terropterus xiushanensis, could grow up to 2 meters long. These ancient arthropods were among the largest representatives of sea scorpions. They show just how fascinating and unusual the creatures of Earth’s distant past could be.
