Why would you bother Trick-or-Treating for the same old boring candy? Aren’t you exhuasted from the same old M&Ms, Snickers Bars, and Sour Patch Kids? Do you like a good crunch with nutty overtones? Perhaps you have a love for adding the element of slow-roasting to your main dish or maybe you just like the smell of good old fashioned food coming from your oven! Have you ever thought of adding a little cricket to your crock pot or putting some grasshopper in your gazpacho?

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Throughout human history, bugs have been a traditional source of protein. Did you know that hamburger is roughly 18% protein and 18% fat? Cooked grasshopper is 60% protein and only 6% fat! Shrimp and lobster are also considered arthropods; other creatures that share that phylum? Try insects and spiders – Yummy!

Taste for yourself… or better yet, let your kid do it for you! This Saturday from 10am – 2pm, HMNS is serving up bugs for food at Tricks, Treats & T rex – try our “Cajun Crispy Crickets,” or “Chirpy Chip Cookies”…mmmmmmmmmm Mmmm!

We wouldn’t leave you hanging on all of the other fun stuff happening here – you also get to see Mad Scientists perform crazy chemistry demonstrations, you get to touch real brains and eyeballs, and best yet -your ticket includes a show to a world-renowned illusionist, Steve Wallach! It’s a heck of a deal for $5 (nonmembers) or $4 (members)!

When you purchase your tickets you also get the opportunity of purchasing tickets to Dinosaur Mummy CSI at the group rate!