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Starting an insect hobby is easier than most people expect: a garden patch, a notebook, and an understanding of basic body plans and life cycles gets you most of the way there. At BugFest, we've built our Youth Visits, Bug Room, and Festival appearances around that same hands-on approach, putting li…
Read ArticleCaring for a Mexican Red Knee Tarantula as a beginner comes down to a few core habits: a wide, low enclosure, moderate humidity, an occasional feed, and leaving the spider well alone during a molt. We set out how Brachypelma hamorii grows, how often it eats at each life stage, what its urticating ha…
Read ArticleGood insect education in the UK depends on live animal contact and accurate, species-specific information rather than generic facts. We look at what separates a trustworthy exotic pet care sheet from a vague one, why hands-on encounters change how children feel about arthropods, and how our own scho…
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