Mason let the high school students from Middletown and Meriden, Conn. take turns holding a live caterpillar. She also showed them several moths, wasps. “Take a look at the biodiversity in your own backyard. Here in Connecticut, not everything is big and showy and colorful, but it’s just as interesting to study,” Mason said.

Mason let the high school students from Middletown and Meriden, Conn. take turns holding a live caterpillar. She also showed them several moths, wasps. “Take a look at the biodiversity in your own backyard. Here in Connecticut, not everything is big and showy and colorful, but it’s just as interesting to study,” Mason said.