Let's learn all about the bugs that live among us! We'll start by explaining how to tell an insect from other bugs (spiders, pillbugs, centipedes, millipedes, etc). Then the instructor will demonstrate different methods of catching bugs (sweep net, beating sheet, sifting leaf litter, and a kick net for aquatic insects) and methods not involving equipment like looking under logs, on flowers, on tree trunks, and more. Join us to learn about these wondrous creatures and their important role in our ecosystem.
We will meet at the Groton Center Parking lot and walk to the Old Sportsman's Club together. We will be outdoors; bring sunscreen and bug spray.
**Parent/Guardian is required to stay for this program.**
When I was a young boy growing up in Fitchburg, I was always outdoors catching snakes. In 1989 after watching the birds coming to my feeders I got hooked and became a birder, traveling all over to see all sorts of bird species. Then in 2000 I got my first digital camera to photograph birds, butterflies and dragonflies. From there my passion to see as much as nature has to offer, I concentrated on finding, photographing and identifying every kind of bug I could. Since I've been studying insects for more than 20 years, I've photographed over 10,000 species all over the world and documented 1,700 different species of moths from my yard here in Groton.
I've also authored "Insects of New England and New York".
Tom Murray
