{"id":8209,"date":"2008-06-01T23:53:02","date_gmt":"2008-06-01T23:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2016\/12\/06\/bug-fair-visiting-1609\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:43","slug":"bug-fair-visiting-1609","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2008\/06\/01\/bug-fair-visiting-1609\/","title":{"rendered":"Bug Fair &#8211; Visiting (1609)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell visits the Los Angeles Natural History Museum as it crawls with bugs at the 22nd Annual Bug Fair \u2013 North America\u2019s largest. We explore the world of insects and their arthropod relatives. There are live spiders and scorpions, and collections of butterflies and even bats. Over 60 vendors were on hand with books, entomological equipment and supplies, artwork, toys, clothing and more. 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