Invertebrates

An animal without a backbone, the invertebrates comprise over 99% of the 15 million or more animal species on the planet.

Some scientists believe there may well be over 100 million species of invertebrate and that we have so far only seen the tip of the iceberg. It is thought that invertebrates in some form or another have inhabited the planet for over 1 billion years. Invertebrates include insects, spiders, sponges, snails, octopuses, clams, squid, jellyfish, anemones, corals, starfish, sea urchins, worms - the list could go on to fill this page!

Most invertebrates are relatively short-lived animals. Individuals of some species die of old age after less than 24 hours. Other species such as some clams are believed to live for over 200 years.

At Hoo Farm we have 4 species of invertebrates, they are found in the terrapin room and Wills Wild Animal Encounters Shop.

Spiders To see the range of spiders at Hoo Farm please click below.	Scorpions To see the range of scorpions at Hoo Farm please click below.
Snails and Millipedes To see the range of snails and millipedes at Hoo Farm please click below.