Open daytime hours Oct. 1 – 31 (weather-permitting).
Open during Boo at the Zoo presented by Meijer (select evenings Sept. 28 – Oct. 27)

FREE with Zoo admission during regular hours during October. Our butterflies have flown and our flight house has gone through a “metamorphosis” transforming into a 1,000 sq. ft. walk-through, free-crawling Spider House! Come view the intricate and beautiful webs of these beneficial arachnids. Get an up close look at vibrant spiders as you walk alongside them!

Try our special guided spider tour during the Boo at the Zoo presented by Meijer— Included with Halloween admission!

Hours

Monday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (closes early to prepare for Boo at the Zoo)
Reopens at 5 p.m. on Halloween party nights

All activities are seasonal and subject to regular Zoo maintenance and the cooperation of weather and animals.

List of Species

Golden Garden Spider Argiope aurantia
Spotted Orb Weavers Neoscona crucifera
Banded garden spider Argiope trifasciata

Fun Spider Facts:

• Spiders are arachnids, not insects.
• Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6.
• Spiders are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.
• There are around 40,000 different species of spider.
• All spiders make silk but not all make webs, which are used to create spider webs and capture prey.
• There are over 50,000 spider species worldwide!