Arachnerds crawl into new 4-H adventure

A Columbia County 4-H Arachnerds member shows off her original beetle-inspired creation. Designing imaginary bugs gave club members a chance to combine creativity with what they were learning about entomology and arthropod characteristics. (COURTESY)
A Columbia County 4-H Arachnerds member shows off her original beetle-inspired creation. Designing imaginary bugs gave club members a chance to combine creativity with what they were learning about entomology and arthropod characteristics. (COURTESY)

By Heather Futch, Derrick Conover and Zoie Whitlock

Columbia County Extension

There is a new group of “Arachnerds” in Columbia County — and they are ready to explore the fascinating world of insects, sp…