The Insectarium houses an intriguing collection of creepy crawlies. Reopening in early 2021 after two years of remodeling, most of its 250,000 specimens are dead and mounted, but there will now be an expanded section with living species (including tarantulas, bees and scorpions) alongside plants in the Vivarium.
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Insectarium
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