Guided tours of the Bug Closet are available for interested individuals and small groups. The tours can be customized to match the interests of the visitors. A typical tour runs one half hour to an hour. These tours cover the history of the Bug Closet, interesting specimens in the collection holdings, and how natural history collections work. Tours are by appointment only and availability varies depending on the season and schedule of your tour guide. Due to the fact that the collection is a working one and because the facility is a small and tight space, our limit is 10 people per tour. Additionally, the age limit for tours is 7 years old and up. At least one week’s notice is requested when scheduling, and sending a list of preferred dates and times is also recommended.
Are you ready to visit us? Please contact our collection manager, Shawn Kelly, (sandor.kelly [at] ucf.edu) to schedule your tour today!
All visitors are welcome to sign our visitor book, adding their names to our ever-growing caterpillar (see pic below), and if they wish have a group picture taken and added to the website as seen below.
FYI – the fellow seen in many pics below, sometimes wearing an odd hat (filled with Madagascar hissing cockroaches), is Derek A. Woller, the previous Outreach Coordinator.
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