Montréal’s Insectarium is located next to the Jardin botanique. Admission is included with the garden. 
And here’s a jump back to some of the beetles.
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Love those photos – makes me want to visit and see them for myself!
Thanks! The glass cases and museum lighting presented a photographic challenge.
Do you know what the top 3 “bugs” are, Matthew? Just the general type, I’m not expecting you to know the exact species of these non-local creatures!
They are cicadas. (A cursor over the images should pull up a title, although I find that this doesn’t work all the time.)
Thanks, Matthew. I did try that, just on the chance, with no results.
Beautiful! Are there Sphinx Moths in your part of the country?
Yes, there are a number of sphinx moth species, Sphingidae family, here on the east coast. Last year, I had a couple caterpillar-stage Tobacco Hornworms in my container garden http://matthewwills.com/2010/09/12/munch-munch-munch/