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Insects

In addition to hundreds of exotic butterflies fluttering through the rainforest free-flight area, the Cockrell Butterfly Center houses many other live insects and their relatives, including some of the world’s largest species.  Check out giant horned beetles, bizarre walking sticks, hairy tarantulas, camouflaged mantids, and cuddly cockroaches in the upper level of the Hall of Entomology. Click on the links below the photos to learn more about a few of our favorite arthropod friends – or visit us to see them up close.

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Atlas Beetle
Chalcosoma atlas
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Monarch Butterfly
Danas plexippus
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Orchid Mantis
Hymenopus coronatus
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Whipscorpion, Vinegaroon
Mastigoproctus giganteus
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Greenbottle Blue Tarantula
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
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Giant Prickly Stick
Extatosoma tiaratum
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