BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates

DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates:

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1. SINZI_030309_02.JPG: As the sign says, these are Golden Orb Weaver spiders. The interesting thing is that they are not protected or confined by a cage or anything. They could walk out if they wanted to. The keeper, however, said they are blind and live totally dependent on their web in order to catch food and the zoo provides grasshoppers and whatever so they have no incentive to leave. Still, it freaks out everyone as they try to lean on the supposed glass and then realize there is none and that the spiders, which you can be just inches away from, are also just inches away from you.
2. SINZI_030309_41.JPG: I had wondered why there weren't any caterpillars in this exhibit. The keeper said that caterpillars eat only specific types of plants and the zoo deliberately doesn't have those plants in the exhibit. He said that caterpillars ate quite a bit of vegetation so they preferred to deal just with the butterflies. As a result, they import cocoons and have breeding areas. I thought it was interesting that they didn't really want the whole life cycle here.
3. SINZI_030706_026.JPG: Octopus
4. SINZI_030706_040.JPG: Golden Orb Weaver Spiders
5. SINZI_030706_104.JPG: A hummingbird in the butterfly hatchery
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Wikipedia Description: Invertebrate House - Collection of invertebrates, including coral, anemones, blue crabs, a bird-eating tarantula, cuttlefish, ctenophores and a giant Pacific octopus. A butterfly room/Pollinarium is also part of the exhibit.
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