• Temples and Towers of the Virgin

    Zion

    National Park Utah

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

Did You Know?

CCC Camp in Zion, 1935

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had three camps in Zion National Park in the 1930's. Much of their work can be seen today. More...