Get Bugged Out in Epping

HEATH AND AUSTIN MOREHU (Supplied).

By Laura Michell

Come face to face with creepy crawlies at Whittlesea’s Bugged Out Festival this Sunday.

The festival’s reptile and wildlife show will let visitors get up close with bugs, snakes and other fascinating creatures.

Visitors will also learn about Whittlesea’s biodiversity, get their hands dirty making seed bombs and insect hotels, take part in an indigenous smoking ceremony and learn about bush tucker.

It will be at Epping North Conservation Reserve, Stonebridge Rise, Epping, from 11am-3pm.