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Audubon Insectarium Use all five senses as you explore a museum devoted to some of the world’s fascinating insects.

Audubon Insectarium, located on Canal Street, encourages you to use all five senses as you explore a museum devoted to some of the world's most fascinating and important insects. At Bug Appetit discover and taste edible insect cuisine, explore a beautiful garden overlooking the Mississippi River with hundreds of free flying butterflies, muse over 50 displays with live arthropods, and much more. Book your tickets now, and discover why insects are the building blocks of all life on our planet.

Madagascar hissing cockroaches are a perfect example of how insects use sound to deter predators! They get their name fr...
10/15/2026

Madagascar hissing cockroaches are a perfect example of how insects use sound to deter predators! They get their name from the loud hissing noise they make to help scare potential predators away. 🪳

Behold the magnificent Atlas moth! These gentle giants are among the largest moths in the world, with wingspans reaching...
10/13/2026

Behold the magnificent Atlas moth! These gentle giants are among the largest moths in the world, with wingspans reaching up to 10 inches! And here’s a fun fact: As adults, they don’t eat at all, relying entirely on energy stored during their caterpillar stage. 🦋

We currently have EIGHT Atlas moths in the Butterfly Garden at Audubon Insectarium! Think you can spot them all?

📸: Entomologist Bethany

10/09/2026

Someone’s enjoying a little apple snack! 🍎

Our white-spotted longhorn beetle is really munching!

We spotted our leaf insect striking an interesting pose... 😂 🍃
10/08/2026

We spotted our leaf insect striking an interesting pose... 😂 🍃

Can you spot the imposter blue morpho? 🦋 👀
10/06/2026

Can you spot the imposter blue morpho? 🦋 👀

The dead leaf mantis gets its name from its incredible disguise! These mantises look just like old, dried leaves, helpin...
10/02/2026

The dead leaf mantis gets its name from its incredible disguise! These mantises look just like old, dried leaves, helping them blend right into their surroundings. 🍂

Using their keen vision, they ambush insects and grab their prey with front legs armed with spines. They also play an important role in natural insect pest control!

Honeypot ants really are one super cool species! 🐜🍯Some worker ants, called repletes, store liquid food inside their swo...
10/01/2026

Honeypot ants really are one super cool species! 🐜🍯

Some worker ants, called repletes, store liquid food inside their swollen abdomens until they look like tiny, living golden grapes! When food becomes scarce, other ants tap the repletes with their antennae, and they share their stored nectar to help feed the entire colony. Talk about teamwork!

Did you know the Malaysian jungle nymph is one of the heaviest stick insect species in the world?! 🤯
09/30/2026

Did you know the Malaysian jungle nymph is one of the heaviest stick insect species in the world?! 🤯

A beautiful postman butterfly posing for the camera! 🦋
09/25/2026

A beautiful postman butterfly posing for the camera! 🦋

Pretty in pink! 💕Most oblong-winged katydids we see are a beautiful shade of green, which helps them camouflage with sur...
09/24/2026

Pretty in pink! 💕

Most oblong-winged katydids we see are a beautiful shade of green, which helps them camouflage with surrounding vegetation and stay hidden from predators. But every now and then, we come across one with a much more unusual color!

It’s thought that some individuals have a genetically inherited condition called erythrism, which can give them pink, yellow, or orange coloring.

Address

1 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
70130

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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