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Free Community Event: The Extraordinary Caterpillar
Sun, Apr 19
|The Moviehouse
Featuring stunning macro photography from Sam Jaffe of The Caterpillar Lab, The Extraordinary Caterpillar follows the scientists and community activists with a peek into the dazzling world of the biodiversity superheroes that power ecosystems and food webs.
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Moviehouse, 48 Main St, Millerton, NY 12546, USA
About the event
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Presented in partnership with Climate Smart Millerton in celebration of Earth Day.
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. Featuring stunning macro photography from Sam Jaffe of The Caterpillar Lab, the film highlights these creatures as essential biodiversity superheroes that power ecosystems and food webs.
The film features leading experts including entomologist Antonia Guidotti from the Royal Ontario Museum, naturalist Sam Jaffe from The Caterpillar Lab, author and scientist Doug Tallamy from the Homegrown National Park Movement, and entomologist David Wagner. From city parks to lush backyard gardens, young explorers from EcoSpark and gardeners…