Archive for the tag 'Stratford-upon-Avon'
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2025
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Meet Benny and Buddy
Two of the Green Iguanas that reside at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm.
The green iguana’s extensive range comprises the rain forests of northern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and southern Brazil. They spend most of their lives in the canopy, descending only infrequently to mate, lay eggs, or change trees.
Primarily herbivores, iguanas are active during the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
The Mexican Red Knee lives on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in dry forest and desert habitats
Whe threatened they will not hisitate to flick hairs from their abdomen using their back legs. We call these ‘urticating Hairs’ and they can cause itchiness, swelling respiratory issues if inhaled.
Female Red Knee tarantulas can live to by as [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
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Giant Leaf Insect
Giant leaf insects are native to the tropical forests of Malasia and Indonesia.
The leaf-like camouflage of these insects allows them to avoid being eaten whilst they eat the surrounding leaves.
However this camouflage is so effective that herbivores and other leaf insect do eat them by mistake.
Giant leaf insects are parthenogenic meaning that they can reproduce [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2025
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Green Bean Stick Insect
Green Bean stick insects are native to the Caribbean including the islands of Grenada, St Vincent and Guadeloupe.
Both males and females have vestigial wings. This means that their evolutionary ancestors had wings and were capable of flight. However, the ability to fly became less useful and so their wings diminished over many generations until they [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2025
The Malagasy Giant Chameleon is native to the island of Madagascar, off the coast of Africa.
They are the largest chameleon in length and the secon heaviset in weight. Although their typical diet is insects their large size also enables them to eat small birds and reptiles.
Chamelons are famous for changing colour. However, this colour change [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2025
…Pitcher Plant
They are unique, in that they have specialised leaves called cups. These cups hold digestive enzymes which allow them to consume flies and other invertebrates.
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2025
