How many trees are there in the Amazon?

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Antarctica Lobster Fossil

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This specimen, UC 9705, was collected by F. W. Stokes in February, 1902. It is the lobster Hoploparia stokesi and it has the distinction of being the first fossil collected from Antarctica and scientifically described

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The Man Who Mistook His Tarantula for a Hat

New spider reminds us: it's still a big world

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Trogloraptor

Fossil Carrion Feeders

Science at FMNH : Ep. 15 - Trilobite Evolution

Science at FMNH : Ep. 13 - The Geologic Record & Environmental Change

Walking through the public museum (chewing lice and sucking lice)

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How do I get rid of the pest ants in my home?

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California Deep-Sea Trawling Expedition

Fossil Invertebrates Diversity

Pritzker DNA Lab

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Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods

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Scarab beetles, Dymusia ratidula, showing diversity of species.
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Animals

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Scarab beetles, Dymusia ratidula, showing diversity of species.
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Zoology

A woman holds up a little boy as they look into a taxidermy case filled with snakes, squirrels, and another small mammal.

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

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Collections Resource Center

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Arthropods

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