We believe that the best way to develop respect for something is to get to know it–so we work hard to help people overcome prejudices they may have about large “scary” bugs. By giving children the opportunity to hold and “make friends” with bugs, we hope to encourage compassion for all living thing

We recognize that some people are uneasy about holding big bugs such as tarantulas. While we will encourage people to overcome their fears, we will never force anyone to do anything that they are deeply uncomfortable with. All of our animal handling is done with an attitude of respect towards both the animal and the person.

At Lady Buggy, we love three things: children, learning about the natural world, and bugs. We aim to foster in people, especially young people, excitement for science as well as respect and compassion for all living things, particularly the “creepy” ones. We do this by delivering unforgettable science enrichment programs to Calgary area schools and other organizations which always include fun, highly interactive, curriculum-linked educational activities plus the unique opportunity to meet and handle live, charismatic arthropods such as tarantulas or giant millipedes.

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About

Georgia Blum has always loved two things: children, and learning about the natural world. She feels super lucky to have found a way to fuse these passions throughout her career as an interpreter; she has spent the better part of two decades educating children and the public about animals and nature in the most fun and creative ways possible. With Lady Buggy, she gets to add another one of her fascinations–the world of small creepy crawly creatures! In fact, she has pet tarantulas that she thinks of as cute fuzzy eight legged kittens. Georgia was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She holds a B.A. in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary.

Lady Buggy is an approved Program Support Contractor for the Calgary Catholic School District, and only requires a short form agreement with each school for the Calgary Board of Education. Georgia is a member of the Entomological Society of Canada and is a certified Pollinator Steward with Pollinator Partnership Canada.