Blue Crab Animals

Blue Crab Animals A small local reptile business dedicated to educating and entertaining people. We have a range of reptiles and invertebrates to meet and learn about.

At Blue Crab Animals we will be hosting shows and events for schools, scout groups and any parties or events. Be sure to follow for more animal updates and future news!

15/02/2026

Oooooops! We got a few things wrong on our original promotion for DESERT DINO DIG in Rugeley...
A few quick fixes and the video is back up. Come join us on Thursday 19th Feb for our half-term dig!

21/12/2025

Technological update! Video diary! Show plans! Rocco!

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02/12/2025

WASP PARISITISING LADYBIRD
This is a short clip of a ladybird that has been parasitised by the Dinocampus wasp, and is now guarding a coccoon. I talk more about it on the longer video!

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02/12/2025

WASP PARISITISING LADYBIRD

While collecting bramble, I came across something both horrifying and fascinating- what seems to be a ladybird guarding a wasp coccoon. Here I'll explain a little about how and why this happens. The shirt version is - a MIND CONTROL VIRUS!

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You see why we called this mantis Rafiki, even though they move like a tiny velociraptor!Popa spurca, African twig manti...
07/11/2025

You see why we called this mantis Rafiki, even though they move like a tiny velociraptor!

Popa spurca, African twig mantis

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Teeny tiny ant mantis (Odontomantis planiceps) has had their first moult with us! These mantids mimic ants, especially w...
20/10/2025

Teeny tiny ant mantis (Odontomantis planiceps) has had their first moult with us! These mantids mimic ants, especially when they are babies

Baby mantises are delicate creatures, and to see this one doing what they're supposed to is very encouraging! Now, to find something small enough for this little carnivore to eat...

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14/10/2025

Sylvester the leaf insect, and Sylvester the leaf insect drawing!

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14/10/2025

Behold! as Lily handles 💫 poop💫 , all in the name feeding Plum dung beetles.

In much of the African savannah, these little beasties provide a valuable service, cleaning up the 💩 waste products 💩 left by elephants, zebras, and all sorts of plant-eating mammals. That's a lot of waste, and a lot of busy beetles!

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This lizard..... is on a hat. On a head.Elijah the Uromastyx, staking out his lookout spot (my head) to survey his dange...
12/10/2025

This lizard..... is on a hat. On a head.
Elijah the Uromastyx, staking out his lookout spot (my head) to survey his danger-filled surroundings (an office).

(Don't worry, the office was, as far as we could tell, completely empty of eagles.)

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There is so much rage in this skink!Tanimbar Island blue tongue skinks are just prone to being grumpy, hissy, angry - ho...
15/02/2025

There is so much rage in this skink!

Tanimbar Island blue tongue skinks are just prone to being grumpy, hissy, angry - however you want to frame it. We've been trying to figure out why this is - is there something in the wilds of Tanimbar worth being grumpy about? - but so far we have no conclusions.

But the real work is teaching Blixa here how to feel comfortable around humans, and maybe one day she'll be relaxed enough to make an outting as an ambassador animal!

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11/06/2024

Don't worry, I have a little something up my sleeve
(It's snakes)

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Willenhall

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Thursday 8:30am - 9pm
Saturday 8:30am - 9pm
Sunday 8:30am - 9pm

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