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 […]
Crazy Science – Snowflake Science This week’s Crazy Science explores the icy world of snowflakes as we uncover how these winter wonders form! Learn the science behind crystal growth and compare the symmetry of snowflakes to arthropods. Then wrap up with a hands-on look at crystal formation and take home your own paper snowflake templates […]
Crazy Science: Candy Cane Chemistry This week’s Crazy Science gets sweet and scientific as we explore Candy Cane Chemistry! 🍬 Join us for a hands-on activity testing which liquids melt candy canes the fastest while learning about solubility and dissolution. Participants will observe, predict, and compare how different liquids interact with candy canes and discover […]
🧪 Crazy Science is getting chilly! ❄️🐞 Join us for Goo, Ice, and Bugs as we dive into a cool science demo exploring non-Newtonian fluids, how temperature changes texture, and what this can teach us about insect cuticles and winter survival adaptations. From gooey science to icy surprises, this hands-on demo connects physics […]
Crazy Science – Freeze in a Flash! This week’s Crazy Science dives into the chilly world of freezing and rapid temperature change! Explore how freezing affects different materials through icy observations, and learn why rapid freezing plays an important role in science, nature, and the arthropod world. Get ready to think fast as we […]
Crazy Science-Surviving the Winter Crazy Science is going winter-wild at the DVEC! Join us as we explore how animals survive the coldest season of the year, from worms hiding underground to fish swimming beneath frozen lakes. Through hands-on investigations and cool science demos, we’ll uncover the clever adaptations that help critters beat the cold. 📅 […]