Missoula Parents

Family activity

Predator Feeding (Thursdays)

Organized by Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

Listed under Family activities

A close up of a tailless whip spider, detailing the eyes, chelicerae and pedipalps.
Photo from missoulabutterflyhouse.org

About this event

Join us every Thursday at 3:30 PM to explore how our predators hunt, capture, and eat their meals. We’ll feature a different predatory arthropod every week, so be sure to check in and see who’s hungry!

Venue and organizer

  • An instructor leads a group of children and adults in an activity on a leaf-patterned rug.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A child uses a magnifying glass to examine a tarantula in a plastic enclosure.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Photo of an large beetle being held up with a son and mother watching in the background.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A zebra longwing butterfly rests on a green leaf.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Photo of a Giant Swallowtail butterfly resting on a yellow flower.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A man wearing a white tank top uses a tool while tending to a beehive with a smoker nearby.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Three young boys are crouching on the ground while examining a mesh insect enclosure in a wooded area.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A plated meal features sliced meat, mashed squash, apple slices, and greens, garnished with edible insects.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A close up of a tailless whip spider, detailing the eyes, chelicerae and pedipalps.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Photo of a Giant Swallowtail butterfly resting on a yellow flower.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
Venue

Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium

1075 South Ave. West, Suite 2 Missoula, MT 59801
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Organizer

Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

With a tropical greenhouse filled with butterflies from around the world and an exhibit area featuring a wide array of insects, arachnids, millipedes, centipedes, and crustaceans, the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium provides a truly unique Montana experience.

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