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Celebrate World Environment Day by getting up close and personal with butterflies, stick insects and other creepy crawlies in this fun and interactive minibeast encounter.

“Minibeast” is a name given to small animals that don’t have bones inside their body.  Instead, they have an exoskeleton (an outside skeleton). There are many different types of minibeasts, and they are all around us. In fact, there are more minibeasts on earth than any other animal!  Our survival relies upon minibeasts too, if we didn’t have minibeasts, we wouldn’t have pollinators to help plants reproduce.

During your encounter you will have an opportunity to explore the “bugtopia tent” where you can learn how to safely handle and feed a selection of minibeasts including stick insects, butterflies, giant litter bugs and yabbies.

You can then continue your minibeast discovery by trying to catch aquatic minibeasts and view bugs up close with microscopes.

Facilitated by the team from Labcoat Learning this event focusses on raising awareness on how living things grow and change, their features, adaptations and role in food chains.

​This is a family friendly event and children need to be supervised by a parent/carer at all times.  This event is recommended for children of primary school age.

Please RSVP for each child attending. Parents/ Carers do NOT need to RSVP.

World Environment Day is observed on 5 June and is celebrated to encourage awareness and environmental protection. The theme for WED 2022 is #OnlyOneEarth and focuses on ecosystem restoration. This event is an opportunity to raise  awareness of the important role minibeasts play in Australia’s ecosystem.