Lorquin 11th Annual Insect Fair at the Los Angeles Arboretum:

After visiting the show on Sunday, May 18, 1997, I put these pix of the show up on the web:

Colorful Giant Beetles on display, courtesy Cal State Poly Pomona
Insect nets of all colors with long poles
Long Antenae beetles display case
Variety of insects in display case
Tropical bugs display case
Expedition to the amazon booth: this fellow is showing a blow gun, native mask, more.., picture #2 for amazon expediton
Butterflies in display case
honey for sale, and a bee hive alive inside a glass case at the fair; can you spot the queen? (hint, she's on opposite side you can't see)
norma's insect t-shirts on-sale at the fair, you can call her business and order them also
more t-shirts for sale: praying mantis
Graahkk, Klingon food: giant meal work grubs turn into beetles, and are snacks for a variety of insects and reptiles
Nasty stingies (scorpions, tarantulas, centipedes, millipedes) in a display case
bugs framed for sale (Boneroom I believe)
butterflies in 3d display in clear plastic cubes, very pretty
bug display with large beetles
large tropical bugs bagged in clear plastic slipcovers for sale
very colorful butterflies in display case
iridescent butterflies; even MORE butterflies
butterflies with larva, cocoons in display case
external morphology of bug display case: bug is separated into pieces like assembling a car
county bug department display
rare beetle display
these tropical walking stick insects are alive.. they require a permit to own
iridescent beetles in individual box display case
long antenna beetles in display