Bug Out!
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Downtown Riverside will be bugging out Saturday for the 11th annual “Insect Fair,” featuring an assortment of creepy crawlers for people to see, touch and possibly taste.
The UC Riverside Department of Entomology, in partnership with the city, is staging the event outside the Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Ave. The exhibition runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Insects considered parasites and pests, as well as others consumed as delicacies in some parts of the world, will be available for visitors to check out.
“Guests will experience the world of insects, as they play pollinator games, enter a butterfly tent and meet exotic bugs,” according to a city statement. “With more than 40 booths and countless scientists, guests are encouraged to bring their inquisitive minds and questions.”
Chef Dana Roa will provide demonstrations of how some insects end up on dinner tables, considered culinary delights.
Organizers said there will be Hercules beetles, bird-eating tarantulas, praying mantises and other critters — including some of the more common ones that area residents might find hanging out in their yards.
UCR entomology students and professors will be available to answer questions — and put visitors at ease.
More information about the fair is available at www.riversideca.gov, or by calling 951-313-7541.
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