Invertebrate Pet Names - Unique Names for Insects, Spiders & More

Meaning: To carry, endure

For a large, sturdy pet who appears to be holding everything together by sheer stubbornness.

For a dramatic, mesmerizing pet who expects to be the centre of attention and usually is.

For a large spider — or any pet that makes visitors visibly uncomfortable.

For a serious, rule-following pet who delivers commands to themselves, believes completely in the mission, and is occasionally delusional.

Meaning: From Sebastia (venerable, revered)

A flustered, rule-following name for a crab or any pet who tries to manage chaos and never quite succeeds.

For a tarantula or scorpion who rearranges the enclosure according to a vision only they understand.

For a seabird or talkative pet who delivers confident information that turns out to be completely wrong.

Meaning: Glory of Hera; legendary hero

Suits a big, good-natured, physically imposing pet who is still somehow endearingly naive.

A name of considerable authority for a large, slow-moving invertebrate who demands tribute.

Elegant, ancient, and slightly unsettling — suits a well-kept tarantula of notable bearing.

For a stick insect or leaf bug who disappears the moment you stop looking directly at them.

For a cricket who considers 3am the appropriate time for a concert.

The name you give a pet when you want everyone to know immediately that size is a theme.

A name that sets accurate expectations from the start.

For a long-necked, regal pet who knows their profile is historically significant.

Best on a click beetle, or any invertebrate whose movement comes with sound effects.

Suits a large, golden retriever type who treats every walk as a major event.

Suits a crab or large-clawed pet with one dominant, oversized personality trait.

Honest to a fault. No invertebrate named Crawly has ever surprised anyone.

For an invertebrate whose owner leans into the reaction they get when showing it to visitors.

Suits any invertebrate whose feeding time is audible from the next room.

For a mantis or spider with a talent for luring others in and leaving them considerably worse off.

A worker by nature, a loner by circumstance — best on a solitary bee or large beetle.

Suits a powerfully built pet whose strength is matched by an even temperament.

For a butterfly or moth who treats every surface as a brief and temporary resting place.

For an ant, beetle, or snail who is perpetually mid-errand.

For a beetle or millipede who approaches every object as a potential meal.

For an invertebrate who holds power quietly and outlasts everyone who underestimates them.

For a beetle or large-clawed pet with horns that could crack a walnut.

For an invertebrate whose presence is felt before it is seen.

Meaning: Mighty giant of Greek mythology

For a pet of mythological size who treats furniture as terrain and doorways as suggestions.

For a boldly coloured moth or mantis with a reputation that precedes them.

A quieter royal name — suits a small, lesser-known species kept by someone who does their research.

For a stick insect, leaf insect, or any invertebrate whose entire survival strategy is deception.

For a large, thorny, or horned invertebrate who looks like it belongs in a different era.

A name of considerable elegance for a tarantula or scorpion who is kept in appropriate style.

The stinger of the scorpion — suits a pet with a decisive tail and a faster paw.

For a large spider kept by someone with an excellent sense of humour about guests' reactions.

For a snail, caterpillar, or millipede who leaves evidence of their presence on every leaf.

For a large, long-lived invertebrate who has outlasted several enclosure upgrades.

For a large, many-tentacled pet whose gentleness is conditional.

For a mantis or trapdoor spider — patient, dramatic, and worth watching carefully.

For a hermit crab, isopod, or any invertebrate whose diet defies polite description.

For a large spider whose appetite is genuinely alarming and whose darkness consumed even Morgoth's light.

For a spider or roach who moves just fast enough to make everyone in the room uncomfortable.

For a mantis shrimp, pistol shrimp, or any invertebrate whose primary communication is percussive.

A name with serious historical weight — for an invertebrate who has been here longer than expected.

For a well-housed invertebrate of modest size with a name dramatically out of proportion to it.