Creepy-crawlies don't bug me (From Oxford Mail)
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Creepy-crawlies don't bug me
7:00pm Thursday 16th February 2012 in News
Emily Farrington with a leaf cockroach
AS an imposing 1,000-year-old structure, Oxford Castle is no stranger to creepy-crawlies.
But some particularly unusual bugs have been fascinating visitors this week.
During half-term, some of the world’s most peculiar species have been on display, including tarantulas, giant millipedes, scorpions and cockroaches.
Getting hands-on with a leaf cockroach was Emily Farrington, who was holidaying in Oxford from her home in Hertfordshire.
The 10-year-old said: “I got to hold a cockroach, a stick insect and a mealworm as well. I really liked holding the cockroach, it was really big.”
A fancy-dress workshop and Big Bug Fancy Dress Parade takes place at 1pm tomorrow.
