Invertebrates
Celebrating the small, yet mighty animals that make up the vast majority of life on Earth. From industrious ants to iridescent beetles, to archnids and myriapods, find them at the country’s first ever Insect Zoo and beyond.
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Use the filters to browse by animal group, region, or conservation status, or explore the full directory to discover species you may want to visit next.
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Red harvester ant
Red harvester ants are often mistaken for fire ants, but are not related to any fire ant species, native or introduced.
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Velvet ant
Their name refers to the dense pile of speciaized hairs called setae, and the bright colors function as a defense against predators and helps deflect against bees and wasps.
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White-eyed assassin bug
These large assassin bugs are voracious predators that sneak up on their prey and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject a variety of digestive enzymes.
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