Ancient and scary insects visit the Tate Geological Museum March 7

Ancient and scary insects will visit the Tate Saturday Club Saturday, March 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Students are invited to explore the “Bronto bugs” that lived during the Pennsylvanian period at the Tate Geological Museum on the Casper College campus near the life-size bronze T. rex sculpture.

This month, club participants will explore the world of bronto bugs as they examine fossil insects that lived during the Pennsylvanian period, also known as the age of giant insects. Were there ever cockroaches the size of a human hand or dragonflies the size of a hawk? Students will uncover the creepy answer as they investigate the environmental conditions that allowed insects to grow to such large sizes.

Using life-size images, participants will see how they would really measure up to a Meganeura or a palaeodictyopteran, medium- to very large insects that once roamed the Earth. Afterward, everyone will have a chance to create their own “fossil” insect.

The Tate Saturday Club is free and open to children ages 7-14. For more information, call the museum at 307-268-2447.

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• What: Bronto Bugs (Fossil Insects) Workshop

• When: Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

• Where: Tate Geological Museum at Casper College

• Cost: Free

• Who: Children ages 7–14

• Contact: 307-268-2447

   

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