The Bug Expo held in Horsham on June 28th 2026, was a new show in the calendar, and there were mixed emotions. First, it started early... but, Horsham is not very far away from us... so you know what that means... we're gonna be late.

Show prep for us usually starts a good week in advance, but what do we take? We have a reasonably sized car, but how do we ram it to the gills for a new show and a small show? One of our suppliers is struggling with a big seller for us, so that's going to have a knock-on effect... So, our never-yet-beaten planning strategy kicked into action - let's just wing it.

When we arrived, we found the team very helpful and had no problems pointing us in the right direction, helping with unloading, and checking in with everyone throughout the day. We were set up quickly and had a good bit of space. 

The weather was lovely, there was a bar, a bar-b-q, a playing field and swings and stuff. Overall, it was a great day, and we will definitely be trying for some tables next year.

No, you're not going crazy (well, not as far as we can tell). We used to have an online shop on here, but the overhead just became too much. Over 200 items across isopods, millipedes, mantids, snails, spiders, 3D printed items, substrates, general bits and bobs, etc., managing stock levels, images, descriptions and price information, well, it all just became a little too much. 

We do still sell things, and we travel to shows a fair bit. If you'd like to reach out to discuss anything, we'd love to hear from you as well. We can still ship items within the UK.

Well, a little bit. We are coming to the end of our first year of doing this and so some things are expiring. We gave a bunch of things a good go, but it seems selling things online is not on the overly fun side. For this reason, we have moved website providers. Nothing wrong with Squarespace, their tools are very easy to use, and the sales integration is easy to set up. It was purely a cost thing.

So the new site doesn't have listings for items to buy but we will update the critters and products sections from time to time. We can ship you stuff if you're in the UK and you know what you're after. Come along to a show and have a chat, or reach out via email.