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Tag: Cambridge Entomological Society

  • Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 pm – Food of the Future: Insects!

    The March meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club will be held Tuesday, March 11 in room 101 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge. Laura D’Asaro and Rose Wang will present a talk about the Food of the Future: Insects!

    Laura D’Asaro and Rose Wang are 2013 Harvard College graduates and co-founders at Six Foods. Six Foods makes delicious foods from insects, a healthier and more sustainable protein source. They will talk about the state of entomophagy in the world and how introducing insects into the Western diet can help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

    They will also bring some of their insect foods for us to sample. Bug Appétit! Visit their website at sixfoods.com for more information.

    The meeting is free and open to the public. Snacks will be provided and you are also welcome to join us at 6:00 PM for an informal (non-entomophagous) pre-meeting dinner at the Cambridge Common.

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  • Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 pm – Life on the Leaf Edge

    The next meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club will take place Tuesday, December 10 beginning at 7:30 pm in room 101 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Oxford Street, Cambridge. Samuel Jaffe will present a talk entitled Life on the Leaf Edge. Sam Jaffe will discuss his work photographing our local caterpillars. Highlights will include details on the defensive adaptations of caterpillars, and information on how he finds, rears, and photographs them. Live pupae will be featured, as well as, of course, the photos themselves.

    Sam will also discuss how he has incorporated caterpillars into educational programming and curricula across New England in the hopes of fostering a new generation of aware and passionate naturalists. The meeting is free and open to the public. Snacks will be provided and you are also welcome to join us at 6:00 PM for an informal pre-meeting dinner at the Cambridge Common.

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