{"id":2787,"date":"2021-05-17T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:58:03","slug":"insectary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/facilities\/insectary\/","title":{"rendered":"Insectary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2790 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Insectary\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-632x950.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/05\/Insectary-scaled.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An insectary provides unique research opportunities. 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