Newfoundland Insectarium
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The Newfoundland Insectarium is a museum insectarium
located just outside Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
. The main display features a wide variety of mounted insects from around the world, organized by geographical region. One exhibit covers the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador
. Live insects are dispersed around the mounted displays, including tarantulas, scorpions, and cockroaches
. The museum also includes a glass beehive
with live honeybees, a leafcutter ant
colony, a recently extended 92 feet (28 m) butterfly house and a walking trail.
The Newfoundland Insectarium was founded by Lloyd Hollett and Gary Holloway and opened in 1998. Lloyd Hollett is now the primary owner and director. Lloyd and his wife now run the Insectarium along with seasonal student empolyees from May to October yearly. It is located along Route 430
on the road to Gros Morne National Park
, and as of July 1st, 2011 has received over 250,000 visitors. The building itself was formerly a dairy
barn
, and was originally built in 1946. The original cedar frame is still in place.
Insectarium
An insectarium is a type of live insect zoo, or a museum or exhibit of live insects. Insectariums often display a variety of insects and similar arthropods, such as spiders, beetles, cockroaches, ants, bees, millipedes, centipedes, crickets, grasshoppers, stick insects, scorpions and mantids...
located just outside Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The main display features a wide variety of mounted insects from around the world, organized by geographical region. One exhibit covers the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. Live insects are dispersed around the mounted displays, including tarantulas, scorpions, and cockroaches
Cockroaches
A cockroach is an insect of the order Blattaria. "Cockroach" may also refer to:*Cockroach , a 2001 album by Danger Danger*Cockroach , a 2008 novel by Rawi Hage...
. The museum also includes a glass beehive
Beehive
A beehive is a structure in which bees live and raise their young.Beehive may also refer to:Buildings and locations:* Bee Hive, Alabama, a neighborhood in Alabama* Beehive , a wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings...
with live honeybees, a leafcutter ant
Leafcutter ant
Leafcutter ants, a non-generic name, are any of 47 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex.These species of tropical, fungus-growing ants are all endemic to South, Central America, Mexico and parts of the southern United States.The Acromyrmex and Atta ants have...
colony, a recently extended 92 feet (28 m) butterfly house and a walking trail.
The Newfoundland Insectarium was founded by Lloyd Hollett and Gary Holloway and opened in 1998. Lloyd Hollett is now the primary owner and director. Lloyd and his wife now run the Insectarium along with seasonal student empolyees from May to October yearly. It is located along Route 430
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430 leads up the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, from Deer Lake to St. Anthony....
on the road to Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park is a world heritage site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At , it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada ....
, and as of July 1st, 2011 has received over 250,000 visitors. The building itself was formerly a dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
, and was originally built in 1946. The original cedar frame is still in place.