Family Day 2022: Celebrating Six-Legged Science

Get ready to bug out! In celebration of the new Six-Legged Science exhibit and International Insect Week, bring the family and join us for an insect-themed family day, hosted by PRI, with special events at the Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center on Saturday, June 25! 

All activities are free with Museum admission on Family Day.

Saturday, June 25, 2022

10am-1pm: Insect Crafts & Activities

Visit the Six-Legged Science exhibit at the Museum and see the beautiful insects on display. In the classroom there will be fun buggy activities and crafts!

10am: Tour the Six-Legged Science Exhibit

Get a tour of the new Six-Legged Science exhibit at the Museum!

11am: Insect Story Time!

Hear a story about insects surrounded by the Six-Legged Science exhibit of pinned and live insects at the Museum.

12pm: Tour the Six-Legged Science Exhibit

Get a tour of the new Six-Legged Science exhibit at the Museum!

1pm: Bug Hunt at the Cayuga Nature Center!

Go for a bug hunt and explore the grounds with PRI’s own entomologist, Brian Gollands, and see what you can find! Which insects are easy to find, and which may be more elusive? Plus, learn how to collect bugs on your own!

3pm: The Comstocks of Cornell talk and book signing

Join Karen Penders St. Clair, an independent researcher with particular interests in horticulture, plant science, natural history, and textile history, for a discussion of the book, The Comstocks of Cornell, written by naturalist educator, Anna Botsford Comstock, and edited by Penders St. Clair. Described as serious legacy work, this book is an essential part of the history of both Cornell University and its press. View in bookstore.

Can’t come on Saturday? Catch the “bug” before our family day by stopping in at the Museum on Friday, June 24!

Friday, June 24, 2022

11am: Arthropods through Time Tour

On this tour we will lead you through time and reveal interesting facts of arthropod evolution. From insects to trilobites discover the interesting world of arthropods! The Museum tour will last 30 – 60 minutes.

3pm: Get Up Close with a Roach!

Join us for a meet and greet with a live cockroach at the Museum at 3pm!

A little help goes a long way.

You can help contribute to PRI’s mission and help keep events like this around for years to come by donating or volunteering.