ADVISORY/World's Largest Termite Touches Down in Indiana.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant - Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. (June 4 - 6) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Indianapolis Zoo The Indianapolis Zoo in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, first opened to the public in 1964. Its current home in White River State Park was opened in 1988. The zoo hosts about 1. to Host Interactive Termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is Exhibit to Educate, Entertain Local Kids and Homeowners During Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). Termite Awareness Week
WHO: Indianapolis Zoo
Termidor(R) Termite Control
WHAT: The 2004 Towering Termite Tour, the world's largest traveling
interactive termite exhibit housed in a two-story high
inflatable termite, is swarming into Indianapolis just in time
for Indiana Termite Awareness Week, May 30-June 5, 2004.
Designed to educate and entertain kids and their parents, the
belly of this bug (which is 69,000 times the size of a real
termite) houses terrariums of real termite colonies, unusual
materials attacked by termites like piano keys and magazines,
fun learning games, strange but true termite facts (for every
human on Earth, entomologists calculate there may be as many
as 1,000 pounds of termites!) and valuable take home
information for parents. Admission is included in the price of
admission to the Indianapolis Zoo.
WHERE: Indianapolis Zoo
1200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN
WHEN: Friday, June 4 10am to 4pm
Saturday, June 5 10am to 4pm
Sunday, June 6 10am to 4pm
WHY: Indiana Governor Joseph E. Kernan has proclaimed May 30 - June
5, 2004 to be Indiana Termite Awareness Week. Termidor Termite
Control supports his effort to educate Indiana families about
the newest, most effective ways to protect their homes from
costly termite damage, while providing an enriching and
entertaining science exhibit to curious youngsters.
B-Roll and high resolution photography available upon request. Footage includes children and adults commenting on tour exhibits and termite damage, sound bites sound bite n. A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" from Nationally Syndicated home improvement expert Tom Kraeutler Tom Kraeutler is a home improvement broadcast journalist and author. Tom co-hosts (with Leslie Segrete) the nationally syndicated “Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show” broadcast on more than 200 stations every weekend, with an audience of more than 4 million , interior and exterior views of the Towering Termite, logos, and signage. |
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