A visit to this must-see mini zoo offers an excellent opportunity to view and experience live tropical bugs from around the world. All the animals are alive and in tanks. Discover roughly 50 fascinating species including giant walking sticks, beautiful praying mantis, glow-in-the-dark scorpions, hairy tarantulas, and Canada’s largest ant colony.

The Victoria Bug Zoo opened its doors in 1997 and has been showing visitors of downtown Victoria our awe-inspiring bugs ever since. Some rules and regulations may have changed. …

The O. Orkin Insect Zoo — the oldest continuously operating insect zoo in the United States, opened in 1976 — features many species of live insects, a "nursery" room where visitors can peek at insect larvae and pupae, and lots of opportunities to interact with volunteers and examine insects up close.

Our bug zoo is the award-winning visitor attraction that entertains and educates young and old in all weathers. Marvel at hundreds of amazing minibeasts, complete the trails and play in the parks.

The Bug Zoo exhibits approximately 50 species of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods, and is currently the largest tropical insect collection in North America. It displays Canada's largest ant farm that contains leaf-cutter ants.

Did you know Smith Hall has a bug zoo? Visit and see a glass beehive, tarantulas, stick insects, and more! Schedule a visit today.

The Victoria Bug Zoo is a mini-zoo in the heart of downtown Victoria, BC. Bugs and other Arthropods tend to be small so we are too! Don't be fooled by our size though. We have LOTS to offer. With over 50 different species of animals in our zoo, you will spend anywhere from 15minutes to 2 hours in here!

An insectarium is a live insect zoo, or a museum or exhibit of live insects. Insectariums often display a variety of insects and similar arthropods, such as spiders, beetles, cockroaches, ants, bees, millipedes, centipedes, crickets, grasshoppers, stick …

Discover roughly 50 fascinating species including giant walking sticks, beautiful praying mantis, glow-in-the-dark scorpions, hairy tarantulas, and Canada’s largest ant colony.

The Victoria Bug Zoo showcases over 50 different species including everything from stick bugs and praying mantises to scorpions and tarantulas. In addition to having display cases full of bugs, the zoo also has educators to tell you about the various critters.