Will a greater diversity of arthropods in insectariums increase invertebrate literacy in visitors?

Recently, scientific literacy has been brought to the forefront of science education and is gaining prominence in entomology. Scientific literacy is a measure of an individual’s understanding of science and also indicates a person’s appreciation for the topic. Invertebrate literacy is a phrase that is still being defined and was a topic of discussion at the Invertebrate Education and Conservation Conference (IECC). We postulate that a greater diversity of invertebrates in Insectariums will increase a person’s appreciation and understanding of them. We plan to survey species diversity of insectariums and invertebrate literacy of the visitors across the United States. Lastly, we predict a positive correlation between the two variables.