WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University hosted its annual Bug Bowl, a day of family fun and insect science and one of the largest insect festivals in the country, on April 9.
During the event, attendees ranging from preschoolers to retirees take part in hands-on insect activities including the cricket spitting contest (modified to a more COVID-friendly cricket flinging contest this year) and an insect petting zoo. The Bug Bowl is part of Purdue’s Spring Fest weekend, which features activities in science, technology, engineering, arts and cultural experiences.
This year’s Bug Bowl hosted a full day of activities from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The schedule of events included a K-12 insect art contest, an arthropod petting zoo, antennae arts and crafts, invasive species games, and exhibits on topics such as bees and pollinators, composting with insects, insects from around the world and insect-eating plants.
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