The richness of nature with a focus on slithering reptiles, creeping arthropods, colourful chameleons, blood-squirting lizards and a horde of insects, is the new highlight at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo.
True to the tradition of Underwater Zoo, the new floor has also been developed to simulate natural living conditions with all species selected being rainforest dwellers. The floor features over 30 species of snakes, insects, geckos, lizards, iguanas and amphibians.
Creepy Crawlies provides five dedicated exhibits – an Insect Wall featuring tarantulas, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, mantes, beetles and the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach; the Wall Mounted Glass Exhibits comprising walking sticks, geckos, frogs, lizards and toads; the Iguana Enclosure; the Burmese Python Enclosure and the Tree Snake Enclosure featuring the Oriental Whip Snake and Red Tail Racer Snake.
With animals from across the length and breadth of the world, the interactive ‘Creepy Crawlies’ exhibit offers an opportunity for close encounters for visitors and photo-mementoes with rare species such as the Albino Burmese Python or Iguanas.
Visitors can also explore the new ‘Rope Bridge’ in the Rainforest section of Underwater Zoo and get a bird’s eye view of life in the Rainforest below.
