PHOTOS: Small Wonders opens with crawly friends
April 3, 2017
The Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter, in conjunction with Utah State University, opened their newest exhibit, "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects", on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The displays offer viewers an up-close look at the mysterious world of bugs and digs into the species that have a history here in Utah. The exhibit will stay up until May 15th. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Page Gibson, 6, cradles a juvenile Mexican Fireleg Tarantula during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. A salmon pink bird-eater tarantula was also available for petting and playtime. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Kim Lange of Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures displays a salmon pink bird-eater tarantula at Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Lange also brought a scorpion, cockroaches and more for attendees to view. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Ethan Shewell, 7, cradles a salmon pink bird-eater tarantula in his hands as Page Gibson, 6, lets a juvenile Mexican Fireleg Tarantula crawl up her arm during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Kim Lange of "Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures" brought in spiders, cockroaches, scorpions and more to admire, touch and hold as part of the festivities. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Page Gibson, 6, lets a juvenile Mexican Fireleg Tarantula crawl up her arm during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. A salmon pink bird-eater tarantula was also available for petting and playtime. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Ethan Shewell, 7, cradles a salmon pink bird-eater tarantula in his hands as his father takes a photo on his iPhone during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Kim Lange of "Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures" brought in spiders, cockroaches, scorpions and more to admire, touch and hold as part of the festivities. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Kim Lange of Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures uses a blacklight to show off a scorpion's ability to glow-in-the-dark during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Kim Lange of "Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures" brought in spiders, cockroaches, scorpions and more to admire, touch and hold as part of the festivities. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Noah Shewell, 12, let's a salmon pink bird-eater tarantula crawl on his head during Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Kim Lange of "Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures" brought in spiders, cockroaches, scorpions and more to admire, touch and hold as part of the festivities. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Kim Lange of Kim's Cold-Blooded Creatures places a salmon pink bird-eater tarantula on Noah Shewell's, 12, head during the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter's "Small Wonders: The Expansive World of Insects" exhibit's opening festivities Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017. Lange brought in spiders, cockroaches, scorpions and more to admire, touch and hold as part of the festivities. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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