The Extraordinary Caterpillar
Sat, Jul 25
|Southbury Library
From suburbia to exurban meadows, abandoned lots to city parks, The Extraordinary Caterpillar gives us a peek into the dazzling world of nature’s tiniest superheroes.
Time & Location
Jul 25, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Southbury Library, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT 06488, USA
About the event
Over 98% of the living world on Earth is smaller than a bee. Yet humans view the planet as a world centered around themselves. Landscapes are deconstructed to suit human needs, often with little regard for the natural systems that sustain the food web. The Extraordinary Caterpillar follows the scientists and community activists with this peek into the dazzling world of nature’s tiniest superheroes.
To reveal the inner workings of our planet’s foundational food web, naturalist Sam Jaffe from The Caterpillar Lab uses dazzling macro-videography to magnify tiny, fantastical, anime-like creatures – caterpillars! Sam’s images reveal a weird and wonderful world beyond imagination of behavior, form, and function that will inspire people to take a second look at the hidden world happening in their own yard.
Douglas Tallamy, and UCONN entomologist David Wagner area also featured in this film.
