Collection of rare insects displayed at Australia's Queensland Museum

STORY: Collection of rare insects displayed at Australia's Queensland Museum DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the insect collection in Queensland Museum 2. various of interviewees (courtesy of Queensland Museum Network) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KATHRYN EBERT, Queensland Museum Network entomologist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JIM THOMPSON, Queensland Museum Network CEO 5. various of the insect collection in Queensland Museum STORYLINE: Once in a decade, a precious collection of insects is on display at Australia's Queensland Museum from July 28 to April 14, 2024, in an exhibition called "The Butterfly Man of Kuranda: The Dodd Collection." Frederick Dodd, known as 'the Butterfly Man of Kuranda,' was an Australian naturalist who dedicated the later years of his life to entomology. Queensland Museum Network holds 42 beautifully arranged showcases made by Dodd and his family from 1917 through to the 1960s. The Dodd Collection is a si

Insect Museum in Mexico celebrates International Museum Day

STORY: Insect Museum in Mexico celebrates International Museum Day DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JESUS PUENTE, Entomologist and director of Insects Museum in Queretaro 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CAROLINA, Mother of family 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ESMERALDA SANTIAGO, Elementary school teacher STORYLINE: The Insect Museum in Mexico on Wednesday celebrated the International Museum Day with interaction activities, which allowed visitors to place tarantulas and giant cockroaches from Madagascar in their hands. This museum was founded by the 70-year-old entomologist Jesus Puente, who shared his collection of 2,600 insects which he has spent almost a half-century on studying and collecting. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JESUS PUENTE, Entomologist and director of Insects Museum in Queretaro "Well, I started this collection 50 years ago. It was a hobby. I started to like insects in elementary school, and then in middle school I began t