{"id":33881,"date":"2016-11-22T10:55:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T10:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=33881"},"modified":"2016-11-22T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T10:55:21","slug":"worm-exhibition-has-widespread-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/11\/22\/worm-exhibition-has-widespread-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Worm exhibition has widespread appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Humans are fascinated by worms. As we find new ways to use them in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/news\/environment\/worms-provide-unusual-landfill-solution\/article\/479923\">landfill waste<\/a> solutions or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2016\/11\/161101111724.htm\">genetics studies<\/a> or mourn the sad demise of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/rip-dave-uks-largest-earthworm-180961025\/\">Dave<\/a>, the UK\u2019s longest earthworm, our preoccupation with the squirmy creatures is clear.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re curious as to why, the exhibition <em>Wriggle! The Wonderful World of Worms<\/em> at the National Museum in Cardiff provides some explanations.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Mortimer-Jones is Marine Invertebrates Senior Curator at the museum. She explains that <em>Wriggle!<\/em> was a long time coming. Museum staff include three experts on marine bristle worms and houses about 1,000,000 invertebrate specimens.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for a worm-centric exhibition simmered on the back burner until staff could devise a timely, engaging way to construct it. \u201cWhen we put an exhibition on, we really want to highlight and promote the fantastic collection we\u2019ve got,\u201d says Kate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33888\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Alt.cardiff_9_Green_Big_MA.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33888 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Alt.cardiff_9_Green_Big_MA-480x274.jpg\" alt=\"Ineractive display showing slides of worms\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33888 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Alt.cardiff_9_Green_Big_MA-480x274.jpg\" alt=\"Ineractive display showing slides of worms\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The exhibition&#8217;s displays appeal to both children &amp; adults<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then, earlier this year, two things happened to spark <em>Wriggle!<\/em> off. Firstly, the museum requested a family-friendly exhibition. Shortly afterward, staff learned that they would be hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wales\/ipc2016\/\">12<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Polychaete Conference<\/a> which would bring together 200 worm experts from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge would be to put together an exhibition that would appeal to very different groups. Kate explains, \u201cWe wanted to try and produce something that was family-friendly but didn\u2019t put off other people.<\/p>\n<h5><em>Wriggle!<\/em> looks at the world of worms through a variety of lenses<\/h5>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>They appear to have succeeded: the worm experts were enthusiastic about <em>Wriggle!<\/em> and the general public is as well. And last Sunday, there was a healthy sprinkling of child-free adults amongst all the families perusing the displays.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy, 28, and Liam, 29, were in Cardiff for a short visit and decided to check <em>Wriggle!<\/em> out. Although Daisy admitted she wasn\u2019t too keen on worms, Liam was enthusiastic. \u201cI\u2019m interested in terrestrial worms and their importance in soil regeneration and fertility,\u201d he said, adding that he thought <em>Wriggle!<\/em> was \u201creally good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff&#8217;s National Museum showcases many facets of the humble worm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":33887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[5683,4585,594,732,5684],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-33881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-culture-home","tag-biology","tag-cardiffs-national-museum","tag-history","tag-science","tag-worms"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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