Best non lepidopteran inverts for a pavilion setting.

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Pycnogonid

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So, a long time ago, I made a thread proposing a walk through setting with insects other than moths and butterflies. The suggestions and ideas I made were woefully miscalculated, as other posters pointed out that everything I suggested was either too cryptic or hidden and would not even be noticed by visitors, or would be too agitating or spooky to them. Since then, I've done a lot more thinking about the concept, and how it would work.

I can say from experience, in the pavilion I went to in butterfly world, they had an atlas moth. Which is still a lepidopteran, but is pretty distinct from butterflies.

If there is one suggestion I would raise, it is large tropical snails.

So, I come to ask you people. What are some suggestions you have?
 
Pycnogonid said:
So, a long time ago, I made a thread proposing a walk through setting with insects other than moths and butterflies. The suggestions and ideas I made were woefully miscalculated, as other posters pointed out that everything I suggested was either too cryptic or hidden and would not even be noticed by visitors, or would be too agitating or spooky to them. Since then, I've done a lot more thinking about the concept, and how it would work.

I can say from experience, in the pavilion I went to in butterfly world, they had an atlas moth. Which is still a lepidopteran, but is pretty distinct from butterflies.

If there is one suggestion I would raise, it is large tropical snails.

So, I come to ask you people. What are some suggestions you have?
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London Zoo has a spider walkthrough.
 
Burgers has a cool display of butterflies, fiddler crabs and upside down jellyfish.

Land crabs active by day, like ghost crabs are characterful animals. Giant millipedes are interesting. Phasmids can be exhibited in an open isolated bush.

Bern has a cool display of African giant termites which collect straw near visitors.

Leafcutter ants are also cool.
 
The Desert house in Nuremberg is probably the biggest Dung beetle walkthrough exhibit.
 
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Jurek7 said:
Burgers has a cool display of butterflies, fiddler crabs and upside down jellyfish.

Land crabs active by day, like ghost crabs are characterful animals. Giant millipedes are interesting. Phasmids can be exhibited in an open isolated bush.

Bern has a cool display of African giant termites which collect straw near visitors.

Leafcutter ants are also cool.
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What is a phasmid? Sorry if sound a bit dumb...
 
Bengal Tiger said:
What is a phasmid? Sorry if sound a bit dumb...
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A simple google search would've informed you that phasmids are the family of bugs that includes stick insects, leaf insects, ghost insects, etc.

I’ll admit I didn’t know what they were either but my point is that simply searching on Google would’ve given you an answer. :)
 
Animals R AMAZING! said:
A simple google search would've informed you that phasmids are the family of bugs that includes stick insects, leaf insects, ghost insects, etc.

I’ll admit I didn’t know what they were either but my point is that simply searching on Google would’ve given you an answer. :)
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I did that, all that came up were plasmids.
 
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