If you like bugs, you HAVE to visit the Insectarium in downtown Missoula! From Butterflies to Walking Sticks, they have quite a nice collection of critters. There are live specimens in terrariums along with lots of molted exoskeletons, microscopes for viewing prepared slides, a live Giant Bird Eating Tarantula (no, they really don't eat birds), and plenty of games and puzzles to satisfy any budding Entomologist.
I watched them feed Rosie, the Mexican Red-knee Tarantula, and I was able to hold in my own hands, a giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and a Giant Millipede! The Millipede does not have 1,000 legs, but some do have as many as 750. And did you KNOW that scorpions glow neon blue under a UV light?
It's a fascinating place - check it out! They are located at 218 East Front Street, on the second floor, and well worth the price of $4.00 admission! For more information call 406-317-1211 or visit their website and calendar of events at: http://www.missoulabutterflyhouse.org/
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