Article posted: 10/28/2012 6:00 AM

'Backyard Monsters' takes bugaboo out of bugs

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Huge carpenter ants pop out of tunnels as part of the Backyard Monsters exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

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Young students will enjoy the giant animatronic creatures in the Backyard Monsters exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

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A praying mantis is one of the giant animatronic creatures found in the Backyard Monsters exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

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With their weird appearance and bad reputation, it's easy to be afraid of insects. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's exhibit "Backyard Monsters" tries to combat that attitude by bringing visitors face to face with a huge variety of bugs. In addition to the lifelike robots, "Backyard Monsters" offers viewers the opportunity to check out plenty of live insects.