Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios’ most popular monsters—the last in which Godzilla would figure as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero. Mothra vs. Godzilla marks a creative high point in the Godzilla series, with pointed social commentary from director Ishiro Honda, a masterful score by Akira Ifukube, and astonishing special-effects work by Eiji Tsuburaya.

Jim Louderman Bio:

I am a collections assistant in the in the Gantz Family Collections Center, Insect Collections at The Field Museum in Chicago. I have been at the Museum for 29 years working in the collections and doing research surveying restored prairie in JoDaviess Count Illinois. I have participated in a number of habitat quality projects in the U. S. and Central America. I have also participated in severel Bio-Blitzes around the U. S.

About the event in the Lounge:

I will have examples of Periodic (17 year), Dog Day (annual) and prairie Cicadas to show the differences between them. I will also be discussing the importance of these and other Insects and Arachnids to man and the environment. I will have both live specimens (Tarantulas Hissing Cockroaches and others and in some cases guests will be able hold them. I will also have pinned specimens from the Field museum and local collections to see and talk about.