Naturalist Night: Cordyceps, Cappuccinos, & Mind Control

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Wednesday February 19

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6:00 PM  –  8:00 PM

 

Fungus February just got a whole lot spookier, especially when the topic is parasitic zombie fungi! Learn about the sinister Cordyceps mushroom that infects insects using mind-controlling spores and turns them into the walking dead. And why is this the same mushroom people are using for an energizing coffee replacement?!

Learn how the zombification process works, if it really is a caffeine substitute, and if humans are at risk of being its next zombie victim. If you dare…! 

Delicious Verve coffee beverages will be available during this program.  

Instructor: Chloe Rickards, Entomology disease ecologist at the City College of San Francisco 

Class Size: 60 participants

Date: 2/12/25

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Materials: Light refreshments will be served prior to the start of the program.

Class Fee: $16 - Museum Members receive a special discounted price applied at checkout.

 

$16.00