| Zoo Name: | Bayer Insectarium |
| Location: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Date Opened: | 2000 |
| Members: | AZA |
| Publictransit: | MetroBus |
The Bayer Insectarium is an insectarium located within the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Having opened in 2000 and designed by David Mason & Associates with a cost of $4 million, this 9000square feet facility houses educational exhibits and an active breeding and research facility. It also includes a window to the exhibits area and two-way communications so visitors may watch entomologists work and ask them questions. The facility even includes a geodesic flight dome cage, which is home to numerous rainforest flowers and butterfly species.[1]
The Bayer Insectarium is open every day except Christmas and New Years days. Admission to the zoo and the insectarium is free.
The insectarium includes a tropical garden and pollinarium. The gallery (below) illustrates a few specimens from the pollinarium's collection.