Animals In Hands

Animals In Hands Animals in Hands offer educational hands on animal encounters with a difference! We are a North Birmingham based Company covering the whole of the Midlands.

We also offer a free rescue, free advice and free support service on any unwanted exotic pets. As a well established Natural History Lecturing Service, working in a variety of different settings from schools through to care homes, we are now expanding our popular hands on experiences with animals through Corporate Events and Birthday Parties. We use exotic and furry animals to bring alive the exci

tement of being able to safely handle animals that might otherwise be seen at a distance or from behind glass! We currently have over 40 species of animals that you are able to select from to enhance a Corporate Event or a Birthday Party. Would you like to handle small or VERY large snakes - lizards -tree frogs - marine toads - pygmy hedgehogs - pole cats or perhaps even a tarantula!? Why not contact us for a full list of the animals that we have available and for the cost of using our services. Animals in Hands ~ Parties & Events with a difference! All of our facilitators carry fully enhanced CRB certificates and the Company has full Public Liability Insurance. Please feel free to contact us for further information or check our website at:

www.animalsinhands.com

19/06/2026

🌙 Evening Elaboration

Pedipalps fold like a pocketknife. Hunts insects at night, moves sideways like a crab. Has 8 eyes but sees poorly — uses its whips to navigate.

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☀️ MORNING POST⚡ QUICK FACT:There are around 265 known species of tailless whip scorpions worldwide. They help keep inse...
19/06/2026

☀️ MORNING POST

⚡ QUICK FACT:
There are around 265 known species of tailless whip scorpions worldwide. They help keep insect numbers balanced in nature.

❓ Did you know there are so many different types? 👇

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18/06/2026

🌙 EVENING ELABORATION

✅ Can drop a limb at a designed weak point to escape danger, with no heavy bleeding
✅ New leg or whip regrows fully after 2–3 growth cycles
✅ Quickly adjusts movement and balance even if one whip is missing
✅ Active only at night; stays hidden in sheltered spots during the day
✅ Communicates with others by tapping its whips and pincers to send vibrations.

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☀️ MORNING POST⚡ QUICK FACT:They can regenerate lost legs and whips! If a predator grabs one, it breaks off and regrows ...
18/06/2026

☀️ MORNING POST

⚡ QUICK FACT:
They can regenerate lost legs and whips! If a predator grabs one, it breaks off and regrows over time — a great survival feature.

❓ Would you keep growing new body parts if you lost a limb? 👇

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17/06/2026

🌙 EVENING ELABORATION

✅ The female lays eggs inside a fine protective sac under her body
✅ She guards 6–60 eggs for 1–3 months until they hatch
✅ Young climb onto her back and stay there through their first growth stages
✅ Lifespan: Females live 7–10 years; males live 3–5 years
✅ Sheds its hard exoskeleton shell 4–8 times as it grows bigger.

☀️ MORNING POST⚡ QUICK FACT:Mothers carry babies on their backs for weeks! They hold them even after hatching until the ...
17/06/2026

☀️ MORNING POST
⚡ QUICK FACT:
Mothers carry babies on their backs for weeks! They hold them even after hatching until the young can hunt on their own — rare care in arachnids.

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❓ Did you know arachnids could be such caring parents? 👇
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16/06/2026

🌙 EVENING ELABORATION

✅ Pedipalps fold flat when resting, lined with sharp inner spines
✅ Hunts by waiting still, then strikes in less than 0.1 second
✅ Diet: Small insects, crickets, roaches and moths — crushes prey without venom
✅ Moves sideways like a crab, always using one whip to feel its way
✅ Has 8 eyes but sees very poorly — relies mostly on touch and vibration

☀️ MORNING POST⚡ QUICK FACT:Their front limbs are spiny, folded pincers (pedipalps) — they act like a folding trap to sn...
16/06/2026

☀️ MORNING POST
⚡ QUICK FACT:
Their front limbs are spiny, folded pincers (pedipalps) — they act like a folding trap to sn**ch insects in a split second!

❓ Do you think these pincers are strong enough to hurt a human finger? 👇

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15/06/2026

🌙 EVENING ELABORATION

✅ Not a spider, not a scorpion — belongs to its own distinct arachnid group
✅ Body size: 2–5 cm; whips can reach 30+ cm
✅ Whips have thousands of
sensory hairs to detect movement, prey and air currents in darkness
✅ Venomous: No venom, no silk, no stinger.
✅ Habitat: Tropical forests, caves, under bark and leaf litter across Africa, Americas and Asia

☀️ MORNING POST☀️ CONTINUING OUR ANIMAL FACT SERIES 🐾Every morning a quick fact, evening we explain more. ✨This week: TA...
15/06/2026

☀️ MORNING POST
☀️ CONTINUING OUR ANIMAL FACT SERIES 🐾
Every morning a quick fact, evening we explain more. ✨

This week: TAILLESS WHIP SCORPION 🦗
Latin/Order: Amblypygi

⚡ QUICK FACT:
They have 8 legs total — 6 for walking, 2 turned into super-long, whip-like feelers up to 10x their body length! No tail, no venom, no stinger.

❓ Would you guess those long "whips" are legs and not antennae? 👇

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