The Insect Circus at Jacksons Lane Theatre, Highgate

The Insect Circus is returning to London. The next performance of the Insect Circus is at Jacksons Lane Theatre, Highgate, London. There will be 10 shows over 5 days in late October. Tickets available from Jackson's Lane box office on 020 8341 4421.

269a Archway Road, Highgate,
London N6 5AA
27 October 2010
12:00-14:00

Delights to behold will include Dungo (son of Dungo) the balancing Scarab Beetle, Tallulah the Worm Charmer, The Heroic Courage family and their Vicious Vespa Wasps, and the Acrobatic Ants. I have previously enquired and unfortunately the Insect Circus has no performing fleas.


www.insectcircus.co.uk

Pestival 2009

The Southbank Centre is celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect.

Friday 4 - Sunday 6 September



'A rare and wonderful celebration of the creepy crawly' (The Independent).

Did you know 80% of creatures on earth are insects? Bring your family along to Pestival to learn about these "pests" without whom humans wouldn't survive.

Events include exhibitions, demonstrations and family workshops

Bee Social
The Insect Circus Museum
Become an Insect Detective
Step inside the BeeCab
Insect Mask Making
Praying Mantis Kung Fu
The Termite Pavilion
Slow Food Market

More London Peculiars by Peter Ashley

I spotted More London Peculiars by Peter Ashley in bookshop on Charring Cross Road. It's the second book in a series about London, "London Peculiars: Curiosities in a Capital City" being the first of course. I have yet to check with the author if he's stumbled across any flea circus performers in his research.

Bugs invade the Natural History Museum?

One of the places that's been really helpful with my Flea Circus research is London's Natural History museum's Entomology department both in their detailed information on their website and also in email responses to my enquiries. The Natural History Museum is a great place to visit for both kids and adults alike and ideal for the wet weekends that we are getting at the moment.

Tomorrow they are opening up their Entomology Laboratory to talk about their detective work and scientific investigations into the samples they have collected. For those unable to make it there will be a webcast of the event.

If you are not based in London or unable to make the event then there are loads of fabulous items on sale at the Natural History Museum online shop in this month's Creepy Crawlies category. A wide range of gadgets for examining insects are available along with fridge magnets, books and videos. "Mega Bugs" by John Lyndon aka Johnny Rotten and the recent series "Life in the Undergrowth" by Sir David Attenborough" are also available.

You can also find a range of more Scientific Entomological Books and Journals at the Natural History museum's Entomology website