Documentary Film Screening - "The Extraordinary Caterpillar"
"The Extraordinary Caterpillar" Documentary Film Screening
Tuesday, December 1st 2026. 7-8:30pm. University of Illinois Extension Auditorium. 100 S US Highway 45, Grayslake
This event is free and open to the public. Hosted by Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter and the University of Illinois Extension - Lake County.
Please join us for this special screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar, a beautifully shot 60-minute documentary that reveals the vital—and often overlooked—role caterpillars play in our ecosystems. This new documentary takes viewers on a journey that celebrates nature’s tiniest superheroes, while showing practical ways we can all contribute to caterpillar conservation.
More about the film: 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 of nature’s tiniest superheroes.
Tuesday, December 1st 2026. 7-8:30pm. University of Illinois Extension Auditorium. 100 S US Highway 45, Grayslake
This event is free and open to the public. Hosted by Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter and the University of Illinois Extension - Lake County.
Please join us for this special screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar, a beautifully shot 60-minute documentary that reveals the vital—and often overlooked—role caterpillars play in our ecosystems. This new documentary takes viewers on a journey that celebrates nature’s tiniest superheroes, while showing practical ways we can all contribute to caterpillar conservation.
More about the film: 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 of nature’s tiniest superheroes.
Helping to understand the secret world of caterpillars and their ecosystems are, among others, research coordinator Jack Forrester from The Caterpillar Lab, entomology technician Antonia Guidotti from the Royal Ontario Museum, botanist and naturalist Laura Reeves, and horticulturalist Andrea F. Stauber, naturalist Sam Jaffe from the Caterpillar Lab and entomologist, Doug Tallamy, who co-founded the Homegrown National Park movement to restore the ecosystems that provide habitats, clean air, and water.
From suburbia to exurban meadows, abandoned lots to city parks, The Extraordinary Caterpillar shows that exploring our environment begins not in distant wilderness, but right outside our doors! Don’t miss this chance to meet your caterpillar neighbors.
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