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Bugs' Life

Stories of invertebrates in African forests

Scarabeo vellutato Mecynorhina torquata Uganda D75_1088 foto F. Barbieri

Colourful, fascinating and exotic, but not always loved by all people: African invertebrates await you in the museum’s Tropical Mountain Forest.
The undergrowth of the African rainforests is home to a small world full of life among beetles, snails, bugs, crustaceans, molluscs and millipedes.

Walking through the forest vegetation, you can discover their strategies of attack and defence, camouflage and disguise, and the complex relationships between predators and preys.

Ten terraria recreate forest micro-habitats in which the species are housed in nature-like conditions, in full respect of their ecological needs. The five entomological showcases, on the other hand, will allow you to admire the preserved specimens at close quarters.

Immerse yourself in the microcosm of African invertebrates, where every detail tells a story of adaptation and survival in an environment as thriving as it is rich in dangers.

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In collaboration with

Farfalle nella Testa Soc. Coop.
Farfalle nella Testa is a cooperative active in scientific, naturalistic and cultural education. It designs and implements educational programmes, organises events, deals with territorial marketing and promotes sustainable forms of tourism. It manages several museum facilities, including the Casa delle Farfalle in Bordano, the largest butterfly house in Italy.

MUFFFA Entomological Museum
The MUFFFA – Museo Friulano delle Farfalle e delle Falene was founded in 2020 with the aim of preserving, cataloguing and studying entomological collections, protecting a naturalistic and scientific heritage of great value, and of disseminating knowledge about insects, in particular butterflies and moths.

Texts and photos by

Francesco Barbieri – Entomologist, director of the MUFFFA Entomological Museum and scientific head of the Casa delle Farfalle in Bordano, he is involved in research, dissemination and design of exhibition itineraries dedicated to natural sciences.

In collaboration with

The montane rainforest is supported by