Invertebrates - Others
Some of the many invertebrates you may encounter on a visit to Tropical Wings
The common names are listed first - with the Latin for the technically minded of you following. Click on the underlined links for more information on these creatures.
Jungle Nymph or
Heteropteryx dilatata
Hissing Cockroach or Gromphadorhina portentosa
Prickly Stick Insect or Extatosoma tiaratum
Indian Walking Stick or Carausius morosus
Leaf-cutter Ant or Atta cephelotes
Giant Land Snail or Achatina marginata
Giant African Train Millipede or
Archispirostreptus gigas
Giant Chocolate Millipede or
Ophistreptus guineensis
Olive-banded Millipede


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