Evening Outdoor Insect Viewing

5555 Hermann Park Drive,Houston TX 77030

01 May, 2021

Description

Join biologist Brandon Ballengée for a free evening of bug-watching outside the Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Join artist/biologist Brandon Ballengée for an evening of bug-watching at the “Love Motel for Insects” outside of the Cockrell Butterfly Center Houston Museum of Natural Science! We will look for nocturnal arthropods such as beautiful moths, bold beetles and other segmented critters that go bump in the night attracted to the ultraviolet lights of the sculpture! The evening begins at 7:00 for a short tutorial on how to use the iNaturalist and Seek apps to identify and record the insects you see during the evening. Next, Ballengée discuss the value of insects, urban biology and of course the sculpture. When the sun sets the sculpture will come alive with light and arthropods to observe and identify! This event is free, but requires registration to track crowd sizes and alert you to weather-related changes. During registration, please indicate the number of people attending in your group. To learn more about Ballengée and his art, view his TEDx talk below.