Wings & Whispers: Insects in Singapore's Nature and Folklore
- Explore insects in folklore, proverbs, and daily life
- Examples: moths as ancestors, cicadas calling louder when hotter, mantises teaching situational awareness
- Share cultural depictions of insects
- Present insect specimens: beetles, mantises, roaches and more
- Highlight culturally significant species in Singapore such as fireflies
- Participants interact directly with insects and learn about insect pinning preservation
What to expect
This programme explores insects and other tiny invertebrates in Singapore’s culture, history, and ecology. Participants learn about insects in folklore and kampong life. They examine specimens such as moths, beetles, mantises, and cockroaches, observing unique features with hands-on exploration. The programme ends with the exploration of different survey efforts, and taxidermy for appreciation these mini-beasts.
Reviews
Interesting workshop with many cool specimens, some live and some dead, but I also think it is worth noting that the content talked about is quite simple (introducing several bugs like beetles, moths, praying mantis etc and the superstitions associated with them) so maybe it is not so suitable for those already very familiar with bugs. Also really nice that we got to handle some of the specimens. The facilitator is knowledgeable about the bugs that she talks about and is open to answering the questions we had. I think this is very worth it under Culture Pass and we are considering going for one of their other workshops!
The facilitator are knowledgeable and explanation for each insects are clear. We get to hold the insects and feed it.
Zoey and Faith were really great at guiding us through the workshop and making it an engaging session! Learned quite a bit about entomology and will definitely reccomend to others
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