Spider Saturday -- Family drop-in program

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Venue:	Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH)
Hours:	11:00 am - 4:00 PM
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Nature & Outdoors

Join us for the closing weekend of the Spiders mini-exhibit and dig deeper into the fascinating lives of arachnids and their close relatives. See live spider and tarantula demonstrations; learn how to fold origami spiders and other spider-themed crafts; take the Spider Sense!

Scavenger Hunt; at 12:00 pm, join us for 'How Charlotte and Spider-Man Got Their Silk.', a talk by Leslie Brunetta and Cay Craig on how spider webs evolved over the course of 400 million years, and at 2:00 pm, hear Prof. Cassandra Extavour give a special talk about 'Creature Feature: The Science Behind the 8-Legged Freaks in Sci-Fi Monster Films.

Regular admission rates apply. Free for members.

COST

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General AdmissionGeneral admission includes all exhibits.Adults: $9.00Non-Harvard Students with I.D.: $7.00Seniors (65+): $7.00Children ages 3–18: $6.00Children under 3: FreeFree for members

WEBSITE

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www.hmnh.harvard.edu/exhibits/index.php#arthropods

LOCATION

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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-495-3045

Please visit: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/plan_your_visit.html> for directions and parking information.