Insect Fest 2024!
You're invited to the 12th annual Insect Fest.
Don't miss one of the best events in Tucson.
Sunday October 6, 2024 - 10am to 3pm
ENR2 building on UA campus
1064 E Lowell St
The University of Arizona's Department of Entomology hosts this unique Festival to encourage understanding of our local insects. During this free, single-day festival each Fall, thousands of visitors engage in interactive exhibits and learn about insects and the insect-based research taking place at the UA and beyond! Also, there are food trucks. |
This year's theme insect is the ubiquitous and friendly horse lubber, Taeniopoda eques.
Its bold shiny black with neon coloration warns predators of its toxicity, allowing this grasshopper
to munch on its favorite plants unmolested.
It is the largest grasshopper in the United States, being found across the southwest and Mexico.
Its name comes form the term 'land lubber' since they rarely fly.
Its bold shiny black with neon coloration warns predators of its toxicity, allowing this grasshopper
to munch on its favorite plants unmolested.
It is the largest grasshopper in the United States, being found across the southwest and Mexico.
Its name comes form the term 'land lubber' since they rarely fly.