Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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At a Glance

Live Tarantula Feedings Tuesday – Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30

O. Orkin Insect Zoo is a special exhibit hall on the 2nd Floor of the Museum where visitors can observe live insects and their many-legged relatives. Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the O. Orkin Insect Zoo.

If you like the O. Orkin Insect Zoo, you might also try the Butterfly Pavilion.

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