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Which particular species of land invertebrates particularly insects and arachnids are common or prevalent in zoo collections? I've looked everywhere possible and cannot find any sources that mention any besides a post here mentioning that Madagascar hissing cockroaches were kept at Chimelong...

Ancylecha fenestrata. Location: Islands (Monsoon Forest, upper level).

Heliconius charithonia. Also known as: Zebra heliconian. Location: Butterfly House.

Siproeta stelenes. Location: Butterfly House.

Heliconius hecale. Also known as: Hecale longwing, Golden longwing, Golden heliconian. Location: Butterfly House.

Siproeta stelenes. Location: Butterfly House.

Morpho peleides. Also known as: Peleides blue morpho, Common morpho, Emperor. Location: Butterfly House.

Caligo eurilochus. Larva. Location: Butterfly House.

Mecynorhina torquata ugandensis / Mecynorhina ugandensis (also known as: Giant flower beetle, Giant African flower beetle) with several Pachnoda sinuata (also known as: Yellow-bellied sun beetle, Forest fruit chafer, African fruit beetle, Brown-and-yellow fruit chafer). Location: Butterfly House.

Ampulex compressa. Also known as: Jewel wasp. Female, stinging (American?) cockroach (Periplaneta americana?) - an unusual behaviour, being a characteristic component of this (wasp) species' lifecycle. Location: Monson Forest.

Ampulex compressa. Also known as: Jewel wasp. Location: Monsoon Forest.

Mecynorhina torquata ugandensis / Mecynorhina ugandensis (also known as: Giant flower beetle, Giant African flower beetle) with several Pachnoda sinuata (also known as: Yellow-bellied sun beetle, Forest fruit chafer, African fruit beetle, Brown-and-yellow fruit chafer). Location: Butterfly House.

Heliconius hecale. Also known as: Hecale longwing; Golden longwing; Golden heliconian; Golden helicon. Location: Butterfly House.

In a naturalistic Exhibit

Today I visited “Butterflies of Cape Cod”. This is a small butterfly walkthrough experience right by the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Massachusetts. The place consists of a 1200 square-foot butterfly habitat, plus a small pollinator garden and a building with a nice gift shop. The only animals at...

Hey all, I have a backlog of species lists for zoos and aquariums in the Houston area from when I was there in late April of this year. They might be a bit out of date, but hopefully they should be pretty accurate still. This final list is for the insectarium and Cockrell Butterfly Center at the...

A common sight in my home. They are mostly nocturnal.

I've been considering starting to keep inverts and I would like to see if anyone has had any and if it is the case I would like to hear from someone with experience and know how to start well. If anyone can help me, and/or you just wanna talk about inverts this could be a good thread.