The Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion

Examples of the live insects (and other arthropods) include honeybees, tarantulas, cockroaches, scorpions, spiders, praying mantis, millipedes, beetles, water bugs, ants, and crickets.

[1] Following a reported heist of rare live insects in 2018, the insectarium was the subject of a four-part, video titled Bug Out that was released in 2022.

[2] Following release of the Bug Out video in March 2022, a defamation lawsuit was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Cambridge, et al. v. Feldman, et al., C.C.P.

Those interested in learning more about how and why the matter settled are directed to the transcript of a hearing in the defamation suit held by zoom before Judge Carpenter July 11, 2024.

Information on getting transcripts can be obtained from the Office of Court Reporter and Interpreter Services, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 100 South Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Land Title Building, Philadelphia, PA 19110, (215) 683-8000, or https://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/courtreporters/ The Insectarium was evicted by the sheriff on May 30, 2023.