15th Annual Bug Day at Wehr Nature Center This Weekend

FRANKLIN, WI — The Wehr Nature Center is hosting their 15th-Annual Bug Day this weekend.

Visitors to bug day can visit the insect zoo, try some creepy crawly cuisine, dress like a bug, explore the bug discovery walk, meet a real entomologist & more. The event costs $3 per person, 2 and under free, plus $3.50 parking per vehicle.

Insects and invertebrates are a vital part of our eco-system. They are essential pollinators, decomposers, food for critters (and people), and so much more. This event celebrates bugs in all their forms.

How To Go

Wehr Nature Center, Milwaukee County Parks
Sunday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Bug Day By The Numbers

• 60 live species on exhibit
• 1,000 mounted species on exhibit
• 650 bugs eaten at our Creepy Crawly Cuisine and "Bug Brownies"
• The Biggest Giant African Millipede (technically NOT an insect, it's an insect relative, but super cool. One foot in length.
• The Oldest Whip Scorpions will be on exhibit. They are found in the fossil record going back 300 million years.
• The Deadliest... Tiger Mosquito's spread Dengue, Yellow Fever, and Zika resulting in 250,000 deaths world wide annually. Don't worry, our Tiger Mosquito's are clean.