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Interested in a close encounter with a Madagascan hissing cockroach? A Mexican red-knee tarantula? An American whip scorpion? Probably not, if the meeting place is a kitchen counter, or the depths of a sleeping bag.
But on Sunday, these and
other creepy crawlers will appear on neutral turf--at the South Coast Botanic Garden. The occasion is a visit by the Traveling Insect Zoo, a collection of exotic insects that includes a giant (nine-inch) centipede, a millipede and a giant (eight-inch) walking stick.
The traveling zoo is part of the Ralph M. Parsons Insect Zoo at Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. Its director, entomologist Arthur Evans, regularly hits the road with his bugs to visit schools, science fairs, summer camps and more. The response is always enthusiastic, said Evans, pointing to his most recent visit, two years ago, to South Coast Botanic Garden.
“It was phenomenal. We had 1,200 people turn out,” Evans said Thursday. “I was told I had the largest crowd since the rose-pruning seminar.”
What: Traveling Insect Zoo.
When: Sunday, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Tickets: Adults $3; senior citizens and students $1.50; 75 cents for children 5 to 12.
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