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Wild About Insects!
On Friday 7th June, the Cole Museum will once again be opening its doors as part of the Wild About Reading event, to welcome the public to our “Wild About Insects” day! 
From 11am-4pm, we will be focussing on all things entomological; with a series of talks, tours of our entomology labs, and guided insect walks in our very own Harris Gardens! We will have examples from our entomology collections, as well as some live insects, and for the little ones there will be a few arts and crafts activities.
The Cole Museum will also be open, so why not take the opportunity to have a look round our wonderful museum! And if you need any refreshments or a memento from your visit, the Trilobite Café and our gift shop will be open until 4pm.
All events and activities are drop-in and run or start in the Health and Life Sciences building, so get there in good time! Activities other than talks or tours will be running all day. The current line-up is as follows:
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Explore the Cole Museum’s entomology collections and meet live insects | Cole Museum and Seminar room G03, HLS |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Gaia Mortier – “Ancient lice, fleas and ticks – using parasites preserved within natural history collections to learn more about their hosts.” | TALK in Seminar room G03, HLS |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Lyle Entomology Labs Tour / Harris Garden insect walk | Meet in HLS foyer |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Explore the Cole Museum’s entomology collections and meet live insects | Cole Museum and Seminar room G03, HLS |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Matt Greenwell – “Insects as seed consumers in tropical forests” | TALK in Seminar room G03, HLS |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Lyle Entomology Labs Tour / Harris Garden insect walk | Meet in HLS foyer |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Explore the Cole Museum’s entomology collections and meet live insects | Cole Museum and Seminar room G03, HLS |
Watch this space for any changes or additions to the line-up!
