Simplify your visit to the Biodôme or the Insectarium with the app: locate yourself in real time, discover exclusive content and enrich your knowledge.
Would you like to participate in the advancement of natural science and scientific culture? Get people interested in environmental issues? Become a member of the Espace pour la vie Foundation and take part in its activities.
Their extensive live and naturalized collections, their educational capacities and their scientific research all contribute to the unique character of our museums.
The frog-legged leaf beetle , or Sagra femorata , is a beetle,* measuring roughly three centimeters, boasts fabulous iridescent colors: blue, green,...Read more
Emblems play a crucial role in representing ideas, concepts – even people – by way of symbols. They bolster the sense of belonging to a group and...Read more
Think you’d like to breed stick insects with your children? Tempted by the tarantula at the pet store, but not sure what to do? Questions like these...Read more
Native pollinators are having a hard time of it these days. A lot of citizens are looking for things to do that will help them out. Essentially,...Read more
In the world of research and discovery, little stories pop up from time to time that provide insight into the everyday lives of specialists in the...Read more
Written on November 19, 2011 Chionea valga is an unusual fly that, at first glance, looks like a little spider. But when you see it up close, there’s...Read more
Defense mechanisms and aposematic signals To prevent being eaten by their many predators, insects resort to a host of defense mechanisms. The monarch...Read more
Written on December 4, 2014 For the longest time, the beauty and magnificence of insects have been a source of inspiration for painters, sculptors,...Read more
Whereas we thought we were looking at two different species, now the Insectarium team discovers that the specimens belong to one and the same species...Read more
Bright colors, extravagant shapes, unusual behaviors… Insects teem with mysteries, and have intrigued humans for the longest time. Nevertheless, not...Read more