Meet the Bugs

The Oregon State University BugZoo includes a collection of live insects and related arthropods. Our in-house collection provides students with an opportunity to care for the critters and learn more about them in a stable, controlled environment. The bugs are also a major component of our outreach programs. We have various live exotic and endemic organisms in our collection, including: walking sticks, millipedes, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, termites, and other organisms. Please contact bugzoo@oregonstate.edu for a current inventory.

Bugs In Residence

	Walking Stick Baculum extradentatum Origin: Southeast Asia Download the factsheet for the Walking Stick
	Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa Origin: Madagascar These herbivores hiss when threatened. Download the factsheet for the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
	Giant Prickly Stick Insect Extatosoma tiaratum Origin: Eastern Coastal Australia This herbivore eats eucalyptus leaves at home; here in the states they enjoy blackberry leaves. Download the factsheet for the Giant Prickly Stick Insect
	Mealworm Tenebrio molitar