#  Summer Science Week: Spineless Wonders 

 



    ![A closeup of a praying mantid's face.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4986/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/hmnh/files/spineless_wonders.png?itok=vS-DbckM) 

 



 

####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **July 20 - July 24, 2026** 

 09:30AM - 12:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Museum of Natural History**  

 [26 Oxford Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
United States



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*For children entering grades 1–3.*

Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home and compare to the feats of real invertebrates.

**About Summer Science Week**

Each Summer Science Week program is taught by a professional educator and serves a maximum of 15 students. Based in one of the museum classrooms, students work independently and in groups to examine museum specimens, conduct experiments, create crafts, explore museum galleries, play games, and have fun!

Fee: $235 members / $260 nonmembers

Not a member? [Join today](https://hmsc.harvard.edu/support-hmsc/membership/) to save $25 on this program.

Advance registration required.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Special Events ](/programs-audience/special-events)
- [ Summer Science Weeks ](/programs-audience/summer-science-weeks)
 
 

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