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Category: Insects

Birds…

Baby Boom at Tilgate Nature Centre

23 Jun 2016
Summer seems to have reached Tilgate Nature Centre and even if the weather doesn’t know it, the animals certainly do! There’s a baby boom down at the centre with a…
Art…

The Queen Bee

21 Apr 201631 May 2016
As the nation celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday today (happy birthday, ma'am!), we decided to take a look at some of the royalty we have here at Tilgate. Lots…
Births and hatchings…

Giant stick insect baby

7 Dec 20157 Dec 2015
This newly hatched stick insect has the scientfic name Phryganistria heusii yentuensis, which is a bit of a mouthful, so it is often referred to as the giant Vietnamese stick…
Births and hatchings…

Emerging Katydids

28 Jan 201329 Jan 2013
The katydids are now hatching out in large numbers on a daily basis and the first ones to emerge earlier this month have undergone their first shed.
Births and hatchings…

Katydids Hatch

7 Jan 20137 Jan 2013
Today has seen hatchlings emerge from the first batch of giant Florida katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana) eggs; these were laid on the 20th of October last year so have taken 80 days to…
Insects

Baby Beetles

27 Dec 201227 Dec 2012
Although probably not as attractive as yesterday's baby rabbits, these are young sun beetles which will eventually turn into colourful adults. It takes around five months from hatching for the larval to pupate. The larvae…
Insects

Leaf insect egg

27 Nov 2012
This is a leaf insect egg. Females can lay several eggs a day over a period of several weeks, the eggs will not hatch for several months. Females heavier bodied and have smaller wings than the males.
Insects

Giant spiny stick insect

27 Oct 2012
These rather fearsome looking animals are Eurycantha calcarata, commonly known as the giant spiny stick insect. They are from New Guinea where they inhabit forests and spend the day hiding under bark or…
Births and hatchings…

Black Beauty Stick Insects

23 Oct 2012
Over the last couple of weeks black beauty stick insects (Peruphasma schultei) have hatched from eggs that were laid several months ago. This species wasn't identified until 2005 and has so far…
Insects

Katydid Eggs

20 Oct 2012
Our giant Florida katydids (Stilpnochlora couloniana) have laid their first batch of eggs and as you can see from the picture there a quite a lot. The eggs looking unusual…

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