Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo

10/11/2026

Stop by NARBC: North American Reptile Breeders Conference at Tinley, and try the experience for free!

10/01/2026

SCIENCE YOUR PETS!
Got a snake, gecko, frog, tarantula, scorpion, beetle, or other creepy crawly at home? You already have the perfect place to start doing science.
I’ll be at NARBC Tinley Park, October 10–11, showing families how to turn everyday pet keeping into real scientific observation with My Science Diary. NARBC Conference
Watch how your animal eats. Record when it sheds. Notice where it spends its time. Ask why its behavior changed. Write it down. Ask another question.
That’s science.
My Science Diary helps kids turn curiosity into observation, questions, experiments, and discovery. Just a few minutes at a time can change the way a child looks at the animals they already love.
And because kids' privacy matters:
No ads. No accounts. No data collection.
Come see us at NARBC Tinley Park at the Tinley Park Convention Center, October 10–11, 2026. NARBC Conference. Experience our virtual reality insect/reptile museum.
Your pet is fascinating. Start studying it.
You’re the scientist now!
Snake Discovery: Reptile Store & Zoo

09/30/2026

Here is the YouTube version of our latest podcast with Mark Taylor.

Tony Gustin is the founder of The Gateway Science Project, Inc. and...

09/30/2026

See how an insect exhibit can be delivered in virtual reality.

Take a closer look at Dan Capp’s insect exhibit as we test the expe...

09/18/2026

What if five minutes a day could turn your child’s “WHY?” into real scientific thinking?
That is exactly what My Science Diary was built to do.
A butterfly lands on a flower. A strange bug appears on the sidewalk. The moon looks different tonight. Instead of just noticing it and moving on, kids stop, look closer, ask questions, write down what they see, and start figuring things out for themselves.
That is science.
Just a few minutes a day can build the habits real scientists use: curiosity, observation, questioning, experimentation, and discovery.
And parents can hand it over with confidence.
No ads. No accounts. No tracking. No data collection.
Nothing to sell. Nothing to harvest. Just a tool that helps kids use screen time to explore the real world.
My Science Diary is available now for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Give your child five minutes a day.
You might just raise a scientist.

Wehr Nature Center Discovery World

09/14/2026

Had a great time on the Education on Fire podcast. Thank you, Mark Taylor, for having me on.

Tony Gustin is the founder of The Gateway Science Project, Inc. and the educator behind Tony’s Creepy Crawly Zoo, also known by the trade name The Bug Whisperer. Since 1995, he has used insects, spiders, and other invertebrates to spark curiosity in students and show that science begins with obser...

09/08/2026

This Sunday, we’re taking Tony’s Creepy Crawly Zoo 2.0 to the Wehr Nature Center.
Put on a headset, shrink down to about two inches tall, and come face-to-face with real insects, arachnids, reptiles, and other animals filmed in immersive macro VR.
Stand beside a praying mantis. Get close to a tarantula. Watch honey bees at work. Explore a world normally far too small to step inside.
We’ll be there Sunday, September 13, demonstrating the experience and letting visitors see what happens when curiosity gets HUGE.
Real animals. No cartoons. Giant discoveries.
Tony’s Creepy Crawly Zoo 2.0 is available for Meta Quest in the Meta Horizon Store.
Excite! Educate! Inspire!
The Gateway Science Project
Wehr Nature Center

08/29/2026

https://www.meta.com/experiences/tonys-creepy-crawly-zoo-20/26476390235366322/

Step inside actual terrariums with tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, lizards, and more in stunning macro 360° VR—filmed from just inches away. Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo 2.0 shrinks you down to bug size with real bugs and real reptiles for an unforgettable science experience. Then join world-class entomologist Dan Capps for a guided tour of one of Earth's most extraordinary insect exhibits. Science begins with curiosity—and it starts here.

08/27/2026

I have an app in the Google Play Store!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gatewayscience.mysciencediary&pcampaignid=web_share