Meet the beetles, and swarms of other insects at the wildly popular Arizona Insect Festival at the University of Arizona on Sunday.

The free festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom, third floor, of the Student Union.

There is free parking available at nearby UA parking garages.

The Western Hercules Beetle, Dynastes granti, is the star of this year’s show, but your old favorites β€” butterflies, hissing cockroaches, et al β€” will also be on display.

You can touch bugs, eat bugs, build bugs, snuggle with a roach and learn how to avoid things that sting.


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