Move over Palworld and Pokémon GO, Canada’s largest invertebrate expo is a real-life critter convention with a leg (or six) up on any video game or app. The Salon des Insectes de Montréal on March 9 will feature a sprawling showcase of live beetles, framed butterflies, carnivorous plants, reptiles, and more, to challenge any preconceived notions you have about creatures underfoot and overlooked.
Canada’s largest invertebrate expo is coming to Montreal next month with a pop-up sale teeming with more life than any flea market. The Salon des Insectes de Montréal on March 9 will feature a sprawling showcase of live beetles, framed butterflies, carnivorous plants, reptiles, and much more, designed to challenge preconceived notions you might have about creatures often stepped on or swatted away.
After years of construction, the Montreal Insectarium is set to reopen in a spacious new building on April 13, 2022. The Espace pour la vie museum features a butterfly garden where visitors can walk among the fluttering bugs and, below, a sprawling labyrinth that resembles the tunnel networks of burrowing insects.