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urbpan ([personal profile] urbpan) wrote2015-10-21 08:45 pm

Exhibit ants and ...

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The St Louis Zoo's insectarium was very impressive. Check out this climbing structure for the leafcutter ants!

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Plants were provided for the ants to cut up and bring to their fungus farm.



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The insectarium also exhibited less exotic insects, like these fly larvae cleverly displayed in an open raccoon skull.

[identity profile] darkest-diary.livejournal.com 2015-10-22 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
My nearby zoo doesn't have an ant farm. It's awesome.

Okay, ew on the larvae! lol