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Habrá más invertebrados en la exposición.

Habrá más invertebrados en la exposición.
There will be more invertebrates at the exhibition.
From Lesson 422:Past and future impersonal haber (había / habrá)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Habrá más invertebrados en la exposición.

Why is it Habrá and not Habrán when referring to plural invertebrados?
When haber means 'there is' or 'there will be', it is impersonal and only exists in the third-person singular. Even though the object here is plural, the verb must stay singular. You will sometimes hear native speakers mistakenly say habrán in this context, but standard Spanish requires habrá.
When am I allowed to use the plural form habrán?
You use habrán when haber acts as an auxiliary (helping) verb for a plural subject in a perfect tense. For example, Ellos habrán terminado (They will have finished). Because our sentence uses it to mean 'there will be', it isn't acting as an auxiliary verb, so it cannot be plural.
If this were in the past tense, would the verb still remain singular?
Yes! The rule applies to all tenses. To say 'there were', you would use the singular hubo (preterite) or había (imperfect). Saying hubieron invertebrados or habían invertebrados is a common mistake among native speakers, but standard grammar dictates keeping it singular.
Does exposición only mean 'exhibition'?
In this context, it refers to an exhibition or display, like in a museum. However, it is a versatile word that can also mean a school or work 'presentation', or physical 'exposure', such as exposición al sol (sun exposure).

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