🦴 Crazy Science – Digging Into the Past Grab your explorer hat—this week we’re uncovering the science beneath your feet! ✨ Join us to learn all about fossils and ancient life. We will step into the world of paleontologists as we excavate fossil blocks and even cast our own fossil creations. Discover how fossils form, […]
Hi everyone! The DVEC has an exciting lineup of events for October 2025! Stay tuned for fun, facts, and hands-on learning you won’t want to miss! Feel free to share the calendar with friends and family! Have questions? E-mail DVEC@amcdfl.org!
Crazy Science – Fact or Fear Is it fact—or just fear? This week’s Crazy Science is all about busting bug myths. From earwigs crawling into ears to whether daddy longlegs are actually dangerous, we’ll separate truth from tall tales. 💡 Fun Fact: Daddy longlegs is a common name used for many different arthropods, such as […]
⚠️ Notice: Crazy Science – Fireflies and Friends program is paused for October 8, 2025 and will resume tomorrow, October 9. We apologize for the short notice—thank you for your understanding. Crazy Science – Fireflies and Friends Get ready to light up the lab! 🔦✨ This week’s Crazy Science dives into the glowing world of […]
Crazy Science – Tiny Terrors Get ready for a small but mighty adventure! This week’s Crazy Science explores the world of mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and other little biters that make a big impact. Learn what makes these arthropods true “tiny terrors,” how they bite, feed, and spread disease—and why understanding them helps us protect ourselves […]
Crazy Science – Zombie Bugs & Parasitoids This week’s Crazy Science explores how fungi and parasitoids can turn insects into real-life zombies! 🕷️ Discover the eerie world of Cordyceps fungi that control ants’ minds and the wasps that use other insects as living nurseries. Then put your skills to the test in our Zombie Spore […]
Crazy Science – Apple Orchard Allies This week’s Crazy Science explores how beneficial insects protect our crops! 🐞Discover how ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps act as natural pest control in apple orchards. Then dive into our Fizzy Apple Volcano experiment to simulate natural reactions in a fun, hands-on way! 📅 November 5th–8th, 2025⏰ 11 AM📍 […]
Crazy Science – Leaf Litter Critters This week’s Crazy Science uncovers the hidden world beneath the leaves! 🍂 Use Berlese Funnels and light sources to discover how scientists find insects and arthropods living in decomposing leaf litter. 📅 November 12th–15th, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 Disease Vector Education Center – St. Augustine, FL […]
Crazy Science – Chrysanthemums This week’s Crazy Science explores how chrysanthemums are used as powerful, plant-based insect control against pests. Learn how these flowers produce natural insecticides and discover why pyrethrin-based products are widely used in pest management today. Then join us for a nature walk in the garden as we look for plants with […]
Crazy Science – Hibernation This week’s Crazy Science dives into how animals survive winter by slowing down, conserving energy, and using special adaptations to stay warm. Discover how hibernation works in mammals, reptiles, and even insects—and learn why arthropods rely on strategies like diapause, supercooling, and sheltering to make it through the cold months. Then […]