Melissa Kaplan's
Herp Care Collection
Last updated June 26, 2007

Invertebrates

I objurgate the centipede
A bug we do not really need.
At sleepy-time he beats a path
Straight to the bedroom or the bath.
You always wallop where he's not,
Or, if he is, he makes a spot.
- Ogden Nash

Unless, of course, you've named him Spot.
- Melissa Kaplan

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The information here relates to the keeping of invertebrates and aracnids as pets. For information on invertebrate prey, see Prey. For discussions and chats on pet invertebrates, visit InsectHobbyist.com.

Arachnids
American Tarantula Society
The Spider Page
Minax Tarantulas

Other Interesting Inverts
Crayfish
Hermit Crabs as Pets
Gordon Ramel's Insect World
Hissing Cockroaches: Battletanks of the Cockroach World
Iowa State University's Bug Lab
Keeping and Feeding Millipedes, Cockroaches, Hermit Crabs
Mark Watson's Stick Insect Page

Caution!
Firefly/Lightening Bug Toxicity

Websites
Animal Diversity Web: Anthropoda
BugBios
BugClub
Entomolgy for Beginners
Insects on the Web
University of Iowa Entomological Resources