Field Trip Thursday: Bug Festival at the UofA In spite of the long lines of school children snaking through the Equestrian Arena, where the UofA had set up tables covered with creepy crawlies, we managed to see and touch some very unusual creatures on our field trip today.

Bryce was brave and held a walking stick that had body parts that looked like leaves layered down the middle of him.

The hissing cockroaches were a huge hit and they used them for races which were quite entertaining.

The spiders were not my favorite because I really have seen some like this around - which freaks me out. Killing 6 huge black momma widows last week and a very large wolf spider had me shivering - but seeing this very large tarantula crawling all over this guy, not wanting to get back in its box, up and down his back, on his neck, down his arm - it made me scream (yes the boys thought my startled scream was funny) - I just did not expect to turn around and see a large spider on this guy's back!

We had a great time and enjoyed seeing so many of God's wonderful creatures and appreciated that they were in boxes or in display cases and not hiding in our closets!