Make your way through four zones dedicated to some of the most diverse and fascinating invertebrates in the world. You’ll come face-to-face with millipedes, beetles, stick insects, and our leaf-cutting ant colony.
Welcome to Comstock tropical house where you’ll come face-to-face with millipedes, beetles and our leaf-cutting ant colony.
Zone 1
The forest floor
In this zone, you’ll encounter some of the insects that dwell in the dark and damp habitats of the forest floor. These insects play an important role in recycling organic matter and enriching the soil.
Millipede
“Millipede” means “Thousand Legs,” but they rarely have that many - in fact, the first millipede to have more than 1000 legs was only found In 2020!
Centipedes
No Centipede has exactly 100 legs; they have between 15 and 191 pairs of legs, but the number of pairs is always an odd number!
Isopods
Isopods are cousins of crabs and shrimp. The giant isopod grows up to 16 inches!
Stick insects
Now you see them… Stick insects are the insect world’s masters of camouflage. They can blend in perfectly with their surroundings.
Stick Insects
Stick insects can regenerate limbs.
Some stick insects can reproduce without males.
Measuring up to 64cm, Phryganistria chinensis Zhao is the longest insect in the world!
Leaf cutting ants
Our leaf cutting ant colony really showcases these tiny gardeners of the natural world. Learn about the complex social structure of the colony and their role in the rainforest ecosystem.
Leaf cutting ants
Leafcutter ants travel up to 100 metres to collect leaves. A single leafcutter ant can carry 50 times its own weight!
Beetles
Beetles are the most diverse order of insects. With over 400,000 documented species, no zoo could display them all. But we have some of the most unique and fascinating species for you to learn about.
One out of every four animals on Earth is a Beetle!
Beetles
The Palmetto Beetle, a type of Tortoise Beetle, can withstand a pulling force that is equivalent to 148 times its body mass — comparable to a human withstanding a pull of 23,000 pounds!
Our other tropical houses
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tropical house
Includes our ‘Introduction to Invertebrates’ and ‘Night Zone’ exhibits.
Do you have a curiosity for the small and the strange? Then you will love The Bug Parc, where you can get up close and personal with some of the most fascinating minibeasts on Earth.
A great place to visit even if you don't bring children: exhibits are clearly displayed, with useful info and even jokes to amuse. The butterflies' house is an incredible experience. The Chrysalis Cafe is we...
Went there but had no expectations. Older Kids loved the bug experience, you get ones a little reluctant to handle them .Was quite cheap. Very impressed with the amount of different insect, spiders and scorp...
Fantastic experience for children eho are keen on insects. Exotic butterflies for grandma. With an outdoor play area and bouncy dome as well. Takes at least 3-4 hours.
Wow what a lovely place you can really see the hard work and care that has gone into this place considering it's only been open 3 years. Only suggestion I would make and it's just because I'm eating healthy...
Had a cool day out here. Martin the owner is very knowledgeable. We had an amazing time listening to him talk about the leaf cutter ants and we really enjoyed the bug handling experience. A great day out for...
It's a lovely place we spent all day there looking round everything and my daughter loved holding the different animals just a shame that the people who work in the cafe was a bit rude I asked if my daughter...
Wow what an incredible place. Something for everyone, fantastic knowledge, talks and handling experiences! Really inclusive (weve ASD/ADHD children). Also 5* childrens activities and cafe. Well definitely...
Fabulous park. Took our 9 year old grandson and we were all amazed at the amount there was to see and do, sooooo many different species of bugs to look at and learn about. The leaf cutter ant talk was brilli...