Kids of all ages enjoy BugFest

  • Entomologist Neil Aker draws a crowd with Beatrice the Emperor Scorpion who turns from black to green under a flashlight during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Aker is with the OSU Insect Adventure and featured several arachnids and insects which could be held or pet. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Entomologist Neil Aker draws a crowd with Beatrice the Emperor Scorpion who turns from black to green under a flashlight during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Aker is with the OSU Insect Adventure and featured several arachnids and insects which could be held or pet. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Matthew Sitton; Isaac Sitton; 6, Faith Sitton, 9; and, Elizabeth Sitton, 9, all of Shawnee, try different types of honey at the Central Oklahoma Honey Farm booth, assisted by Pamela Schantz and Gayla Doussett, during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Rick Schantz, of Harrah, said the flavor of the honey depends on what type of nectar the bees eat. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Matthew Sitton; Isaac Sitton; 6, Faith Sitton, 9; and, Elizabeth Sitton, 9, all of Shawnee, try different types of honey at the Central Oklahoma Honey Farm booth, assisted by Pamela Schantz and Gayla Doussett, during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Rick Schantz, of Harrah, said the flavor of the honey depends on what type of nectar the bees eat. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Court and Price VanDyne of Shawnee study a colony of bees belonging to Rick Schantz. Schantz and his wife, Pamela, along with her sister, Gayla Doussett, also offered samples of different types of honey. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Court and Price VanDyne of Shawnee study a colony of bees belonging to Rick Schantz. Schantz and his wife, Pamela, along with her sister, Gayla Doussett, also offered samples of different types of honey. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Matilda Geiger, 4; Vivian Geiger, 8; Cecelia Geiger, 10; their mother Rachael Geiger; and Nadine Nsabimana, all of Shawnee, enjoy a moment with a walkingstick during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Entomologist Neil Aker was in charge of the OSU Insect Adventure where kids and adults could pet or hold insects and arachnids of all kinds. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Matilda Geiger, 4; Vivian Geiger, 8; Cecelia Geiger, 10; their mother Rachael Geiger; and Nadine Nsabimana, all of Shawnee, enjoy a moment with a walkingstick during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Entomologist Neil Aker was in charge of the OSU Insect Adventure where kids and adults could pet or hold insects and arachnids of all kinds. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Neil Aker, an entomologist with the OSU Insect Adventure, blows on a Jungle Nymph Walkingstick to make it flutter its wings during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. This walkingstick can't fly but uses its wings for break a fall, like a parachute. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Neil Aker, an entomologist with the OSU Insect Adventure, blows on a Jungle Nymph Walkingstick to make it flutter its wings during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. This walkingstick can't fly but uses its wings for break a fall, like a parachute. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Mason Wackerly, 8, of Noble, holds a Desert Millipede during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Entomologist Neil Aker was in charge of the OSU Insect Adventure where kids and adults could pet or hold insects and arachnids of all kinds. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Mason Wackerly, 8, of Noble, holds a Desert Millipede during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 31. Entomologist Neil Aker was in charge of the OSU Insect Adventure where kids and adults could pet or hold insects and arachnids of all kinds. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

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