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A lubber grasshopper snacks on a piece of lettuce in a display at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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A postman butterfly stays suspended below a light in an exhibit at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Zoo employees at the Houston Zoo's new bug house get their first look at the exhibits Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House, opening this weekend, has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) ** FILE **

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A pair of Texas leaf cutter ants carry leaves down a branch in a display at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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A zoo keeper displays a jungle nymph walking stick at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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An Atlas beetle holds tight to a keeper's finger at the Houston Zoo's new bug house Friday, May 23, 2014, in Houston. The Bug House has 30 species of native and exotic insects on display. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)