Brookfield Zoo Bugs Out!

Things will be creeping and crawling over at this month when a new exhibit, .

The temporary exhibit, which will run through Sept. 7, will feature a variety of real and animatronic insects, including a 16-foot-tall by 32-foot-long Japanese hornet that will be taking over the zoo's Roosevelt Fountain. The state-of-the art animatronics used to create the exhibit's oversized insects were created just for Brookfield Zoo.

Xtreme Bugs will take visitors along a winding trail where they will encounter over 20 large anamatronic bugs along the way. From huge butterflies and lady bugs to more terrifying looking bugs like a praying mantis will entertain and educate visitors—just watch out for the huge Madagascar hissing cockroach.

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Kids will have fun crawling around on a huge spider web climber, while also learning about bugs through zoo chats, special entertainment and crafts. Got a picky eater at home? Maybe they'd like to try a chocolate "chirp" cookie made with crickets! Brave kids can even get up close and touch a giant millipede and a Chilean rose-haired tarantula.

Xtreme BUGS is $5 for adults and $3 for children 3-11 and seniors over 65 in addition to regular zoo admission. Zoo members will get in half off and children age two and under are free. You can also get a 20 percent discount on a combo ticket of general zoo admission and Xtreme BUGS admission if purchased at participating Dominick’s stores for $16 for adults and $10.80 for children 3-11 and seniors 65 and older.