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Natural History Museum of Utah hosts Bug World – The Daily Utah Chronicle

By dailyutahchronicle.com · August 11, 2026 · 1 min read
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Over the last few days, the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) hosted its annual BugFest festival.   Educational workshops included three speaker series events, a Bug Bar to taste a dish with an insect in it and gallery tours of the Bug World exhibit.

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