bug shop

We love bugs!

Bug Frenzy is a family business based in South Australia.  All our invertebrates are either captive bred, or sustainably and ethically sourced. We love bugs and want to  encourage that love in others, to educate and ensure that these wonderful creatures will be here for generations to come.  We stock a range of insects – from Scorpions to Stick Insects, Pet Spiders and Roaches and everything inbetween!

Photo Credit Egor Kamelev - Asutralian Insect Invertebrate

We have Australia’s largest selection of invertebrates!

– Your one stop bug and invertebrates shop –

From scorpions to spiders, live crickets and other insects from Australia – we have the bugs that you want.

Feel free to browse our Australian Online Spider and Insect Shop!

 Why keep insects as pets?

“Why would anyone keep insects or even pet spiders?” you might ask. Personally I love the beautiful, strange shape of insects, their colours, diversity, unusual behaviour and interesting life cycle. And luckily, many other people all over the world discover the fun in keeping insects as pets!

Invertebrates such as praying mantids and stick insects are fascinating and quite practical pets. They come in beautiful shapes and colours. It is fascinating to see the animals hunt, grow, molt, lay eggs and see their methods of camouflage and defenses.

An additional practical advantage, is their modest requirements for housing, care and food. Compared to common pets like cats, dogs, rodents and birds they require less time and space. They are also harmless, allergy-free and their food is less expensive than the food of most commons pets. All this makes them an increasingly popular group of animals to keep as pets, for young and old people alike!

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THE NURSERY

Here we showcase the latest bugs that we are breeding and hoping to add to the shop soon
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INFORMATION CENTRE

Check out our care sheets and “Unboxing Videos” of our kits

  • 5 Star Review  Arrived safe and well, very curious and extremely fast. Hasn't wanted to eat yet seems intimidated by prey hopefully will start eating for me has been making a hammock and exploring already

    Giant bark jumping spider (Servaea incana)Sub/Adults Image
    Giant bark jumping spider (Servaea incana)Sub/Adults
    thumbAbbie Egan
    January 21, 2022

    5 Star Review  My spider arrived in Great timing healthy little critter and settled straight in even took a cricket instantly. would recommend these guys to anyone interested

    Arrowhead Wolf Spider (Lycosa australicola) slings Image
    Arrowhead Wolf Spider (Lycosa australicola) slings
    thumbChristopher Horstman
    September 26, 2021

    5 Star Review  Might be my new favourite spider, so much personality! Was super active from the moment she arrived. So happy!

    Massive Garden Jumper (Opisthoncus quadriatrus) sub adults/adult females Image
    Massive Garden Jumper (Opisthoncus quadriatrus) sub adults/adult females
    thumbJemma Harlow
    October 26, 2021

    5 Star Review  so tiny and cute, arrived looking well, and Peaches is already well loved 🙂

    Giant bark jumping spider (Servaea incana)Sub/Adults Image
    Giant bark jumping spider (Servaea incana)Sub/Adults
    thumbKimba-Lee Petrisor
    August 3, 2021
    thumbZack Mikellides
    February 19, 2021

    5 Star Review  This guy is super cool… happy and healthy when it arrived, seems to be happy with its new home, hopefully we can keep it that way!!

    Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) juveniles Image
    Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) juveniles
    thumbWayne Ireland
    November 6, 2022
  • 5 Star Review  Just had delivery of my new Urodacus Armatus, Arrived in very good condition, well packed and seems very curious of his/her new home. (decided to introduce Doe to the new home first before I find out if its a John or Jane... lol)
    Am extremely happy with my purchase, will be buying more from Bug Frenzy, cheers guys.

    Sand scorpion (Urodacus armatus) Image
    Sand scorpion (Urodacus armatus)
    thumbRichard Page
    June 30, 2021

    5 Star Review  Love this chunky lil one! Arrived happy and healthy, a really nice size too and lovely colour. Bit shy at first but overnight had started a tunnel and was keen for a feed the next day. Really glad I added this one to the household!

    Yellow trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea) Williamstown green form juveniles Image
    Yellow trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea) Williamstown green form juveniles
    thumbCassandra Longley
    November 17, 2022
    thumbkristie gillin
    April 2, 2022

    5 Star Review  Very happy with postage and handing and they are loving their new forever homes

    Marbled Scorpion (Lychas marmoreus) Image
    Marbled Scorpion (Lychas marmoreus)
    thumbBeven & Robert Davenport
    January 16, 2022

    5 Star Review  These are awesome little critter keepers 😊

    Mini Mesh (20x20x20cm) Image
    Mini Mesh (20x20x20cm)
    thumbSarina Sturgess
    April 16, 2022

    5 Star Review  Absolutely love this enclosure.

    It’s the perfect size for a small jumper. The screw top lid makes maintenance/feeding/interaction with my spider easy and much less distressing for her and myself (a beginner keeper with arachnophobia).
    Conveniently portable and makes spotting your smaller/juvenile jumpers much easier too.

    Very fast delivery. Looking forward to ordering more x

    Mini Clear View Enclosure Image
    Mini Clear View Enclosure
    thumbCourtney E.
    November 13, 2022
  • 5 Star Review  absolutely gorgeous scoprion, super happy to have added them to my collection

    Spider-hunting scorpion (Isometroides vescus) 'yellow' Northern mallee/mulga form Image
    Spider-hunting scorpion (Isometroides vescus) 'yellow' Northern mallee/mulga form
    thumbAlyssa Baker
    November 3, 2021

    4 Star Review  Well packed and sent, spider appears in good condition only just received it so waiting for it to settle in to be sure hence why can only give it a 4 for now

    Giant Bronze Wishbone Spider (Proshermacha sp. 4) Image
    Giant Bronze Wishbone Spider (Proshermacha sp. 4)
    thumbBrett Collingwood
    October 26, 2021

    5 Star Review  I've got quite a few of these little enclosures at this point and I'm happy with every single one I've received. They're big enough to allow my tarantula slings to explore and the way the bottom is designed seems to encourage my burrowers to run their tunnels around the edge instead of disappearing into the middle. Visibility is great too, if you like to really see what your little spider is up to these are a good investment.

    Mini Clear View Enclosure Image
    Mini Clear View Enclosure
    thumbJonty Norris
    April 21, 2021

    5 Star Review  Little fella came super healthy and ready, packing was exceptional and communication was top tier! Thankyou 🙂

    Large Brown mantis/Grass mantis (Archimantis latistyla) L3-L5 nymphs Image
    Large Brown mantis/Grass mantis (Archimantis latistyla) L3-L5 nymphs
    thumbZach
    July 22, 2021

    5 Star Review  Excellent little guy, despite the missing leg. Lovely colours

    Orange-footed centipede (Cormocephalus aurantiipes)missing a terminal leg Image
    Orange-footed centipede (Cormocephalus aurantiipes)missing a terminal leg
    thumbMadeleine Hayward
    May 9, 2022

    5 Star Review  Excellent spider. Great size and very healthy

    Feather-legged tarantula (Selenotypus sp. Exevale) adult females Image
    Feather-legged tarantula (Selenotypus sp. Exevale) adult females
    thumbPriscilla Jessop
    December 2, 2021
  • 5 Star Review  Great care taken in postage and packaging and the spider was in very safe in container travel and very informational from bug frenzy

    Desert tarantula (Selenotholus stirlingi riverland form) Slings Image
    Desert tarantula (Selenotholus stirlingi riverland form) Slings
    thumbBeven & Robert Davenport
    July 22, 2021

    5 Star Review  Really interesting beetles, watching them dig is amazing. The tiger arena enclosure is excellent for viewing, all in all really happy with what I received

    Rainbow Tiger Beetle (Psuedotetracha australis) plus optional kit Image
    Rainbow Tiger Beetle (Psuedotetracha australis) plus optional kit
    thumbJonty Norris
    June 11, 2022

    5 Star Review  So cute! Arrived healthy and eats well (and very tiny!!). He/she is very curious and has lots of personality even though they are still very tiny. Spider is sooo pretty. If you are thinking about it, do it 🙂

    Murray River wolf spider (Venator sp. nov) Captive Bred Juveniles Image
    Murray River wolf spider (Venator sp. nov) Captive Bred Juveniles
    thumbKat McDonald
    August 23, 2022
    thumbLouis Idsert
    April 25, 2022

    5 Star Review  These are by far the healthiest crickets you'll find online. They last me a little over 2 weeks, feeding 22 spoods of all different sizes. I'll never buy crickets from anywhere else.

    Teeny Crickets Image
    Teeny Crickets
    thumbLiviana
    August 12, 2023

    5 Star Review  The cutest little spider ever, he arrived alert and active.

    Lettered Peacock Spider (Maratus literatus) Image
    Lettered Peacock Spider (Maratus literatus)
    thumbVanja J.
    August 8, 2022

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