Bugs Alive!

Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates

Goliath Stick Insects, Giant Burrowing Cockroaches, and Desert Scorpions are just some of the fascinating invertebrates now appearing in pet shops. These amazing animals and other bugs are becoming increasingly popular as pets and as displays in schools and zoos.

This exciting new Museum Victoria title is a guide to keeping Australian invertebrates. It was written by the staff who maintain the living collections in the Bugs Alive exhibition at Melbourne Museum

Bugs alive: a guide to keeping Australian invertebrates contains detailed information (including lifecycles, breeding and feeding) on more than 90 animal species, as well as easy to follow instructions for housing and caring for invertebrates.

A wide range of terrestrial bugs are covered, including spiders. Scorpions, centipedes, beetles and butterflies. Stunning colour photographs and detailed line-art feature extensively throughout the book to describe animals and their anatomy, as well as to depict types of housing, feeding methods and ideas for display.

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned bug keeper, this book is a must have guide for keeping Australian bugs. Use it to keep your bugs alive!