Exploring the little things the run the world.
While we build our new home we’re offering field trips, education programs, distance learning, and summer camps which stimulate learning and curiosity through hands-on, interactive activities with some of our amazing animals. Check out our calendar to see where we’ll be next!
Butterfly License Plate
Thanks to the incredibly talented Courtney Blazon, you can now add some butterfly flair to your vehicle. For an extra $20 added to your annual registration, you can spread a bit of butterfly love. All proceeds go to support our education programs, amazing critters, and our new facility. Contact us for more information or visit your County Treasurer’s office to get yours today!
Notes From the Lab
Notes from the Lab: The Rocky Mountain Locust
Welcome back to the Lab! If you’ve ever been plagued by grasshoppers in your garden, you know the damage their tiny, chewing mandibles are capable of. Just a few Orthopterans…
Notes from the Lab: The Schmidt Pain Index
Welcome back to the Lab! We’ve all been there; contentedly enjoying a summer afternoon, traipsing across the lawn in bare feet when: boom. Bee underfoot. A yelp is issued. Obscenities are…
Notes from the Lab: Life Finds a Way
Many consider insects to be the most successful lifeforms on the planet. If you’re a longtime reader of Notes from the Lab, it should come as no surprise that they…
Notes from the Lab: The One True ‘Pede
Welcome back to the Lab! Millipedes are some of the oldest creatures on earth and well known for being the leggiest. They hauled themselves forth from the primordial ooze well…
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