{{Short description|Insectarium}} {{Infobox zoo |zoo_name = Newfoundland Insectarium |location = Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN |coordinates = {{coord|49.194685|N|57.43382|W}} |members = |image = TV-009-0604 (16218315697).jpg |date_opened = 1998 |director = Lloyd Hollett |curator = |visitors = |website = http://www.nfinsectarium.com/ }} The '''Newfoundland Insectarium''' is an insectarium and museum located in Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/business/welcome-to-the-town-of-deer-lake-133316/| title = Welcome to the Town of Deer Lake |url-access=registration |website=SaltWire}}</ref>
The main display contains mounted insects from around the world, organized by geographical region. One exhibit covers the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/local-perspectives/pam-frampton-just-another-days-work-498920/| title = PAM FRAMPTON: Just another day's work |url-access=registration |website=SaltWire}}</ref> Live arthropods are dispersed around the mounted displays, including tarantulas, scorpions, and cockroaches<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/earwigs-also-enjoyed-the-warm-summer-125979/| title = Earwigs also enjoyed the warm summer |url-access=registration |website=SaltWire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/lifestyles/new-field-guide-profiles-newfoundland-and-labradors-creepy-crawlies-323777/| title = New field guide profiles Newfoundland and Labrador's creepy crawlies |url-access=registration |website=SaltWire}}</ref> The museum also includes a glass beehive with live honeybees, a leafcutter ant colony, a recently extended {{convert|92|ft|adj=on}} butterfly house and a walking trail.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
The Newfoundland Insectarium was founded by Lloyd Hollett and Gary Holloway and opened in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=A 20-year labour of love: Meet the couple behind Newfoundland's insectarium |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/insectarium-newfoundland-bugs-lloyd-hollett-1.4773229 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809092644/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/insectarium-newfoundland-bugs-lloyd-hollett-1.4773229 |archive-date=2023-08-09 |work=CBC News}}</ref> Hollett and his wife now run the Insectarium along with seasonal student employees from May to October.
It is located along Route 430 on the road to Gros Morne National Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting here |url=https://nlinsectarium.com/pages/getting-here |website=Newfoundland Insectarium |language=en}}</ref> The building itself was formerly a dairy barn and was originally built in 1946.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newfoundland Insectarium - Reidville |url=https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/plan-and-book/attractions/212282 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.nfinsectarium.com Official website]
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Category:Insectariums Category:Natural history museums in Newfoundland and Labrador