year of the tiger
Research and Collections

Year of the Tiger

Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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Western Black Widow

The Black Widow's Tangled Rep

Awfully scary or awe-inspiring? Let's unspool the truths about the fascinating spider that induces shivers in even those captivated by other arachnids
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Bug band performing

The Luv Bugzzz Album

Bug out with our bug band's first album
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There's so many bugs to see! Still image

So Many Bugs to See!

Check out the Luv Bugzzz very first music video!
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Yellow-banded wasp moth (Syntomeida ipomoeae).

How to Lightsheet for Moths

Go outside and identify moths!
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Photo of mantis on leaf branch

Amazing Mantids and Untangling the Widow's Web

Two informative videos about some awesome arthopods
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animal crossing diana kou new horizons of natural history

My Virtual Museum Home

Put on your Nature Eyes and #MuseumFromHome in an all-new way with Animal Crossing
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A black phoebe bird perces on a Covid-19 Closure Notice sign.
Nature in L.A.

Nature Comes Home

The results are in! A record number of people participated in City Nature Challenge 2020, mostly exploring in or near their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opossum

Meet Our Museum Animals

What the Vertebrate Living Collections team has been up to during the museum's temporary closure, including telemedicine and museum walk-abouts.
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A hummingbird at rest on a branch next to orange flowers
Nature in L.A.

Celebrate Nature With Us!

Take the City Nature Challenge and meet the person who started it all!
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