WEIRD AND WONDERFUL TALES FROM A BUG’S WORLD

Name: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL TALES FROM A BUG’S WORLD
Start: 2025-08-08T00:30:00+12:00
End: 2025-08-08T02:00:00+12:00
Location: 59 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8041

WEA Canterbury Workers' Educational Association

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Fri, 08 Aug, 2025 at 12:30 am

1.5 hours

59 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8041

Date & Location

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025 at 12:30 am to 02:00 am (NZST)

59 Gloucester Street, New Zealand 8041

59 Gloucester St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand, Christchurch

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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL TALES FROM A BUG’S WORLD

Talks 1 and 2: Brains you can’t imagine! A brain the size of a sesame seed has the cunning of a mammal and it’s inside the head of a spider! Discover this and a myriad of other incredible facts about some of the smallest brains on the planet!

Talks 3 and 4: The incredible insects of Aotearoa, Simon's latest book for Te Papa Press looks at our incredible insects, including grasshoppers dressed as gladiators (could be a wētā!).

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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL TALES FROM A BUG’S WORLD

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025 at 12:30 am