Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Weekend
Posted on | August 15, 2008 | Comments Off
| August 16, 2008 | to | August 17, 2008 |
The Academy of Natural Sciences is going bugnuts this weekend with a two-day festival of insect fun, check out the schedule here.
Here’s the lineup:
Flea Circus
Join George Esparza, Flea Meister, and his “Phydeaux’s Flying Flea Circus,” a charming throw-back to the Victorian era.
Insects in Amber
See the worst day in a prehistoric bug’s life. Learn how ants and other insects became trapped in amber millions of years ago. Try to rescue a toy bug from a syrup trap.
Live Tarantulas, Scorpions…
Explore amazing live insects and their cousins including: tarantulas, stick insects, scorpions and more. Touch them if you dare.
Got Bugs?
Learn how to properly collect and pin insects during this hands-on demonstration. Insects, pins and scientific labels provided.
Academy Bug Collecting
Explore some tools that Academy scientists use to collect insects for the Academy’s world-famous Entomology Collection, the oldest such collection in the Western Hemisphere.
Creepy Crawly Crafts
Take a piece of colored paper, fold it this way, bend it that way, and you’ve created your own origami butterfly or grasshopper to take home.
Butterfly Life Cycle
Learn about the different stages in a butterfly’s life while making your own butterfly life cycle to take home.
Home Sweet Hive
Visit Outside In, the Academy’s museum-within-a-museum, for an engaging look inside the lives of insects. Meet the creative creatures who build the nests, hives and hills that you see in your neighborhood.
The Flea Market
Visit displays by government and educational institutions meet the experts and learn about their programs and current research. Also check out “buggy” items for sale!
Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
Find out why Mendel’s pea experiments were far more successful then his experiments with honeybees.
The Academy of Natural Sciences is at the corner of 19th and the Parkway.
