Fall
2008 & Winter 2009 Special Events Calendar Admission to the Insectarium® workshops are free with regular
admission to the museum. Come early to join the exciting insects in our zoo and stay
for these stimulating events. All special events begin at 1:00 PM on the scheduled
date. The scheduled date is normally the second Saturday of each month unless some
important event interferes. You can download our online
brochure for more information.
September 20, 2008
Tasty dining treats from the arthropod world.
You certainly enjoy soft shelled crabs and shrimp so enjoy adding other tasty meals from
the insect group to your favorite list.
Insect food stall in Thailand farmers market.
Have fun with the most numerous animal species
on our planet. More beautiful and exciting beetle species exist among us than any other
animal on the planet. Beetle fossils have been discovered in Moravia telling us
they’ve lived her for 275 million years.
Emerald Ash Borer is an imported species which
has recently be found in Pennslyvania. These bugs will eventually cause the death of most
of the ash trees in our state.
October 18, 2008
Halloween
Bash! Have fun with us with insect games, games and crafts. Visit with our giant
spiders. Meet vampire bats.
White Kneed Tarantula
November 8,
2008 Thanksgiving Event.
December
13, 2008 Happy Holidays caroling with
us at Christmas is a annual event enjoyed by all! Join with the insects as they celebrate
the holidays
Singing katydid
January 2009 Self Defense Training: Let
our critters teach you how to paralyze your enemies. Have fun outrunning the bad guys.
Ant with self defense spikes on thorax
February 2009 Wonderful color dyes come from insects. Have fun being shown how
beautiful insect adorn our clothing, jewelry, homes and sports teams. Decorate your home,
your office and yourself with beautiful insects
Kermes scale insect source of red dye
CN8 Our Morning Comcast Cable Network Friday September 28, live
interview from inside the Insectarium®. CN8 will film live at 7:45 AM,
8:15 AM and 9:15 AM.
Smithsonian Institution holds Museum Day at the Insectarium® on September
29, 2007. The Smithsonian Magazine has selected Insectarium® to be
part of their program to allow the intellectually curious to indulge and engage their
passions for science and the natural world. Contact www.smithsonial.com/museumdaycard.
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