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Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution - Explore how insects and other animals have co-evolved with plants and get close to hundreds of butterflies from all over the world at the Live Butterfly Pavilion. more>
 
O. Orkin Insect Zoo - Observe and touch live insects, watch tarantula feedings, and talk with volunteers about the many-legged creatures in the Insect Zoo. more>
 
African Voices - During Black History Month, visit this exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures over time. more>		 MORE EXHIBITS
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Counting Bugs In Panama - A multinational team, including Smithsonian’s Scott Miller and Yves Basset, just completed the first-ever insect census. more>
 
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Meet Gary Hevel, the Bug Collector - Cuckoo bees, dragonflies and beetles are all in a day's work for Hevel… and that’s just in his backyard. Learn how to start your collection from these videos. video1> video2>
 
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Love Among the Entomologists - For Valentine’s Day: a story about an unusual match-up between a butterfly expert and a moth expert. more>
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Flight of the Butterflies 3D
 
Coral Reef Adventure
 
Flying Monsters 3D
 
Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia
 
EVENTS...
Moth Matters Monday Feb. 4, 10am–12pm. more>
 
Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Butterfly Pavilion Saturday, February 16, 1–4pm. more>
 
Orchids of Latin America Family Festival Saturday, February 23, 10am–2pm. more> 		MORE EVENTS
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As a volunteer at the Insect Zoo or Butterfly Pavilion, discover the amazing world of insects, spiders and other arthropods, and enjoy opportunities to work on special projects like Monarch Tagging>. more>
 
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Help us continue the rich tradition of innovative
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“Nate Night” with David Letterman - Check out Nate Erwin’s appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and learn about the history of the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. (With kind permission of The Late Show with David Letterman.) more>
 
Insect Overwintering:
Where have all the bugs gone?
The Insect Zoo’s Eric Wenzel tells us where bugs go in the winter. PDF>
  
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“Smell My Osmeterium?” by Ken Slade from Flickr: EOL Images – Encyclopedia of Life. The Black Swallowtail caterpillar, Papilio polyxenes, extends its osmeterium, an orange scent gland that exudes an odor to ward off threats. Learn more at the Encyclopedia of Life		  
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