# Newfoundland Insectarium

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{{Short description|Insectarium}}
{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name    = Newfoundland Insectarium
|location    = [Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Reidville%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [CAN](/source/Canada)
|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/
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The '''Newfoundland Insectarium''' is an [insectarium](/source/insectarium) and museum located in [Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada](/source/Reidville%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador).<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](/source/Region). One exhibit covers the insects of [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/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](/source/tarantulas), [scorpion](/source/scorpion)s, and [cockroach](/source/cockroach)es<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](/source/beehive) with live [honeybees](/source/honeybees), a [leafcutter ant](/source/leafcutter_ant) colony, a recently extended {{convert|92|ft|adj=on}} [butterfly house](/source/butterfly_zoo) 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](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Route_430) on the road to [Gros Morne National Park](/source/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](/source/dairy) [barn](/source/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>

==References==
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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

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