Hitching a Ride

Each fall, the University of Tennessee sponsors Ag Day, an entertaining and informative way to showcase agricultural research and programs throughout the state. Children, in particular, are drawn to the colorful exhibits and bug collections at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology booth. Sometimes the imposing giant spiders and cockroaches get to leave their cages and come out to play. I saw a lot of mixed reactions in the crowd when this tarantula got its turn.