Offering guided tours from their setup located 300 meters from Santa Elena. Take the guided tour, in English or Spanish, and explore the thirty terrariums, butterfly garden, and other exhibits. Live species include the most venomous spider in Costa Rica, the largest beetle in the world, and the most resistant spider web spun by an arachnid, and many other amazing insects.
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the Insect Tour.
Insects are the most successful animals on earth. There are some 2.5 million species known to scientists, and first appeared on the earth 300 million years ago. Sometimes strange or scary looking, other times beautiful and outrageous, the
Mundo de Insectos - Insect museum offers visitors a chance to better observe and learn more about these amazing animals.
Observation deck with view of the gulf and ample parking.
Details:
Open daily from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Phone (506) 2645-6859
Adults: USD$ 8.00
Students: USD$ 6.00
Children under age 6: $USD 5.00
Includes: Discussion of the importance of insects and guided tour of mueseum, and enclosed butterfly garden.
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