UIUC Department of Entomology hosts their 42nd Annual Insect Fear Film Festival

The festival will feature a bugscope, more spiders, arthropods, and insect arts and crafts. The event will take place at the Foellinger Auditorium starting at 5:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

By Craig Ondevilla February 19, 2025 3:47 pm

Chambana TodayCanvaProThe festival will feature a bugscope, more spiders, arthropods, and insect arts and crafts. The event will take place at the Foellinger Auditorium starting at 5:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Join the Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) and the UIUC Department of Entomology for their 42nd Annual Insect Fear Film Festival.

On February 22, the EGSA and UIUC Department of Entomology will be hosting a film festival. The festival is held every Spring and is a family-friendly opportunity to see movies based on insects. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with insects in a petting zoo, learn how beneficial these animals are to our ecosystem, and much more. The theme of the year is Tarantulas: Hairy, Scary Spiders —movies featuring tarantulas.