The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans celebrated the reopening of its Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in 2023, featuring its first renovation in 30 years, plus 17,000 square feet of new exhibits. A rare white alligator with steely blue eyes is among the most popular denizens of the aquarium, along with poison dart frogs, freshwater stingrays, and a yellow spotted anaconda. Overlooking the Mississippi River, the lush new Butterfly Garden nearly 700 tropical butterflies that delight guests by occasionally landing on a shoulder or arm for close observation. But the most is the Insectarium, dedicated to a fascinating array of that creep and crawl throughout 70 live animal exhibits. Visitors can gawk over creatures such as a venomous Indian ornamental tarantula and stop by the Bug Appé

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