Longest Walking Stick Found!

WOAH!

The Longest walking stick in the world was found in Boreno, Malaysia! Leave it to NPR to run the story on the Phobaeticus chani, meaning "Chan's megastick" named for its finder Datuk Chan Chun Lun. The stick took over the previously named longest stick Phobaeticus kirbyi by a whole inch. Chan's megastick measures to 22 inches all together with it's legs. The body is 14 inches alone!

*pictures made available by Britain's Natural History Museum

Help an Oakland School bring the Insect Discovery Lab to their classroom

An amazing teacher in Oakland had the insects come last year and needs help this year for funding! She posted a proposal on DonorsChoose.org and needs everyone's help to bring biodiversity back to her classroom. Please help her and her 6th grade students out!

Donate NOW to help the Elmhurst Community Prep Middle School sixth graders

every little bit counts! you can make a difference in these kids lives and how they view biodiversity in our natural world!

Time to update

HI! So since my last post about Festival of Sails (sorry it's been a while) we've been doing A LOT!

We had a Slow Food Nation dinner with the Millennium Restaurant which was a phenomenal success. They hosted us for 4 full nights and we made the most money of ANY Slow Dinner around the city. Come on, that's a big deal. With the proceeds from their prix fix menue, our own silent auction and personal donations - we came in big. The bugs were there too to shock and awe guests. It was really fun to show the insects to adults and get their reaction. Sometimes it's much more exciting for the adults who have never seen a Giant Thorny Walking Stick or really NEVER imagined letting all 200 legs of a Giant African Millipede walk over their hands after dinner.

I think we inspired a lot of people to take notice of the biodiversity of our planet. And i think we became even more inspired ourselves!

Soon enough we'll be thinking of our holiday package and getting ready for the new year. Think of us for the holidays because... Saving Rainforests + organic coffee + See's chocolate = LOVE