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Zion National Park
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes
 

Zion National Park is home to numberous species of insects, spiders. Below is just a few of those species.

 

Insects:
Tarantula Hawk/Pepsis Wasp - Pompilidae hemipepsis
Darkling Beetle - Tenebrionidae coelocnemis
Doodlebugs/Antlions - Myrmeleontidae neuroptera

Spiders:
Tarantula - Theraphosidae aphonopelma
 

Zion Shuttle  

Did You Know?
The Zion National Park Shuttle System, which debuted in 2000, has restored tranquility to Zion Canyon.
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Last Updated: December 27, 2007 at 12:21 EST