Animals at petZ
Here we present some of our animals at the petZ and offer fact sheets to download (in German language) for anyone who wants to find out more exciting facts about them. Feel free to contact us for information about other animals at petZ if you are looking for a specific animal species or group.
Australische Gespenstschrecke
Spiny leaf insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
Masters of deception: Spiny leaf insects not only camouflage themselves - even their eggs trick ants.
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Achatschnecke
Giant African land snail
Lissachatina fulica
Over 30 cm long and a real globetrotter: Giant African land snails are among the largest snails in the world.
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Streifenköpfige Bartagame
Bearded dragon
Pogona vitticeps
When the beard grows and the head nods - bearded dragons impressively demonstrate who is in power.
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Madagaskar-Fauchschabe
Madagascar hissing cockroach
Gromphadorrhina portentosa
They hiss as a warning—and give birth to live offspring: hissing cockroaches surprise us in two ways.
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Mitteleuropäischer Feuersalamander
Fire salamander
Salamandra salamandra
Individual differentiation and defense against enemies: the pattern of fire salamanders makes an impact!
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Geißelspinne
Tailless whipscorpion
Euphrynichus bacillifer
A pair for all the senses: tailless whipscorpions feel, taste, and smell with their whip legs.
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Großer Wasserfloh
Water flea
Daphnia magna
Swimming with their antennae, eating with their legs: Daphnia are fascinating creatures.
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Loiselles Buntbarsch
Loiselle's chichlid
Ptychochromis loisellei
Known only since 2006 and already almost extinct: how can Loiselle's cichlid be protected?
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Riesendornschrecke
Giant stick insect
Trachyaretaon spec.
Hitchhiking for weeks: Male giant stick insects have a special reproductive strategy.
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Tansania-Tausendfüßer
Tanzania giant millipede
Spirostreptus spec.
A thousand feet? No, double feet!
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Titanassel
Titan isopod
Porcellio hoffmannseggi
Huge, well armored, and equipped with pouches: titan isopods have an unusual method of breeding care.
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Philippinisches Wandelndes Blatt
Leave insect
Phyllium phlippinicum
Sitting still, swaying, trembling: all for the illusion of being a leaf.
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