Collection of Arthropods
The Collection of Arthropods (DBGA) documents insect, spider and greater arthropod diversity within Denver Botanic Gardens.
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider or crustacean. The Collection of Arthropods (DBGA) was founded in 2015 by staff members interested in discovering and documenting insect, spider and greater arthropod diversity within the Gardens and in educating the public about the role of arthropods in the Gardens and in wildlands. Today, DBGA holds over 4,000 specimens collected from Denver Botanic Gardens and wildlands.
Explore Arthropod Collections Through ecdysis
The Collection of Arthropod specimens are discoverable online through SCAN, an external database used by arthropod collections across North America.
- Go to https://ecdysis.org/
- You can enter in search criteria, including locations or species names.
- Deselect all but Denver Botanic Gardens Collection of Arthropods under Collections to only see our specimens.