The Live Insect Shows presented by our brilliant bugsperts are crawling with fun facts, hands-on experiences, and plenty of opportunities to get up close with some truly incredible critters.

Things to see and do:

• Meet and greet live stick insects, leaf insects and praying mantids and snap a photo
• Learn mind-buzzing facts about your favourite six-legged friends
• Explore an epic display of preserved insects and spiders from across the globe
• Follow the insect trail and uncover creepy-crawly secrets in our new exhibition Insect Agency

Auslan interpreted and sensory friendly session

Join us at 1pm on Wednesday 2 July for an Auslan interpreted Live insect show for d/Deaf visitors. This session is also sensory friendly with dimmed lights and audio, and reduced ticket availability. Select this session when booking.

Please note: To ensure the wellbeing of the insects, there is no guarantee that the same insect will be present on any given day.