corn snakes as petstip

Back from a fossil hunt in the badlands of Utah, Dr. Luis Chiappe is taking a quick inventory: a thighbone, an almost complete arm bone, several hipbones, and a long string of tail vertebrae. NHM's Dinosaur Institute Director said that this particular
collection of fossils, some of which are on display in the Museum, is adding up to something truly monumental: a new species of a large, long-necked dinosaur

Meet Gnatalie: On view at NHMLA

http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhib...

Mating display of undescribed Megaselia female.

http://www.phorid.net/zadbi

http://www.nhm.org

NHM's Urban Safari -- identifying and monitoring LA's wildlife!

ZADBI is a landmark research project using flies to estimate tropical biodiversity. For more information check out the website:

http://phorid.net/zadbi

http://www.nhm.org


About the Entomology Department
http://www.nhm.org/site/research-coll...

With over 800,000 described species — more than half of all known living organisms — insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. The Natural History Museum's entomology collection has more than 5.8 million specimens of insects and spiders. It is the largest in Southern California and has specimens from all over the world. The collection's strength lies in its holdings of specimens of ants, phorid flies, scarab beetles, and moths from North and Central America. Museum scientists conduct world-class research on systematics, studying species and their relationships, the evolution of major groups, and fossil insects in amber. They conduct field work on insect biodiversity at home and in tropical countries. Entomology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County goes back as far as 1913, when the Museum first opened.

Cat disappearing underneath observation platform at NHM Wildlife Gardens.

Close up of Yellow-rumped Warbler at NHM Wildlife Gardens.

June 8th 2013 - Los Angeles, California. NHM celebrates the full opening and unveiling of the Otis Booth Pavilion and the 70-foot fin whale. The projection depicts the story of NHM and its connection to Los Angeles the past 100 years as we celebrate our 100th anniversary.