Insect Gallery
Here are some of the insects and habitats from your morning at the Insectarium. Click any thumbnail to see a larger version.
Leafcutter ants
Beetles
Phasmids (stick and leaf insects)
Butterflies and moths
Exhibit space
Leafcutter ants tending their fungus garden.
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A worker carrying a fresh piece of leaf back to the nest.
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The foraging setup that keeps the leafcutter colony supplied with leaves.
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A frog leg beetle stretching its powerful hind legs.
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Another view of the frog leg beetle exploring the leaves.
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Frog leg beetle on bark near the beetle exhibit.
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The Hercules beetle resting under a cork bark hideout.
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Golden eyed stick insects clinging to branches.
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Annam stick insects almost disappearing into the branches.
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Leaf insect resting on green bramble leaves.
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Leaf insect matching a pale leaf almost perfectly.
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A Urania moth showing off its iridescent green wings.
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Butterflies drinking from fruit slices at the feeding station.
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Indian oakleaf butterfly with wings that look just like a dry leaf.
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The Insectarium hall before visitors arrive.
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