Insectarium
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An insectarium is a live
arachnologists
, and other scientists that study terrestrial arthropods and similar animals.
Overview
Some insectariums may include museum displays of mounted insects and exhibits about insects.[1]
A
science museums
.
List of insectariums
Public insectariums or insect zoos include:
Africa
- Algiers Insectarium, Algiers, Algeria
Asia
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Entopia (formerly Penang Butterfly Farm),(Penang, Malaysia)
- Gunma Insect World, Kiryū, Gunma, Japan
- Insect Science Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Australia
- Insectarium of Victoria, (Victoria, Australia)
Europe
- Insektariumas (Lithuania, Palanga)
- Stratford Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Padova, Italy
North America
Canada
- Lyman Entomological Museum, Quebec, Canada
- Montréal
- Newfoundland Insectarium, Reidville, Newfoundland
United States
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Bayer Insectarium at the Museum of Life and Science, Durham, North Carolina
- Bohart Museum of Entomology, Davis, California
- Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster, Colorado [1]
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York
- Henry Doorly Zoo, Butterfly and Insect Pavilion, Omaha, Nebraska
- Houston, Texas
- Insect Adventure, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Butterfly Biosphere Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Louis, Missouri
- O. Orkin Insect Zoo, Washington, D.C.
- Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco, California
- Detroit Zoo, Wildlife interpretive gallery (aviary, and butterfly garden), Detroit, Michigan
- Long Island Exhibition Center
See also
References
- ^ "The New Insectarium in the Zoological Society's Gardens", Nature, Volume 24. May 12, 1881. 38.
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