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Their extensive live and naturalized collections, their educational capacities and their scientific research all contribute to the unique character of our museums.
On August 25 and 26, the Insectarium will be hosting the first annual get-together for lovers of the most celebrated of butterflies. Welcome to...Read more
Caterpillars are enormously popular with children. They’re attractive, accessible, don’t sting and don’t bite. They put up with being handled, and...Read more
Building a house like a caddisfly takes a lot more than a stack of wood! Because however discreetly the larva of this insect goes about its business...Read more
Last winter, a number of Quebecers noticed a new insect hiding in their homes. It was the brown marmorated stink bug ( Halyomorpha halys ), an insect...Read more
Rhinoceros beetles rank with the most spectacular insects on the planet. They are researched, collected, studied, venerated. But for all that, they...Read more
The tropics are known for their spectacular butterfly species. Among these, the Ornithoptera are the most beautiful, the biggest and the most sought-...Read more
Have you ever wondered how fecal matter gets recycled in nature? What would the consequences in pastures be if dung beetles failed to play their...Read more
The caterpillar turning into a butterfly : that, we’re all familiar with. But in between those two stages of the life cycle a mystery lurks: the...Read more
Bees fascinate us… The little insects work without a break, are indispensable to the pollination of fruiting plants, and some of them, of course,...Read more
Of the 2,700 butterflies found in Québec, over 95 percent are what are known as moths. These nocturnal butterflies, contrary to popular belief, can...Read more