Close up of Painted Lady Butterfly

Follow the Butterflies

Help us count butterflies!
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Ant decapitating fly up-close
Research and Collections

Mind-Blown Science: The Ant-decapitating Fly

Violence in the insect world: a new type of ant decapitation
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A monarch butterfly lands on a bright orange flower
Nature in L.A.

The Flight of Monarch Butterfl

Tracking one tiny creature's big adventure.
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Oak Gall
Nature in L.A.

Oak Wasp Galls

Let me introduce you to a tiny parasitic wasp that makes a unique nursery for its offspring.
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Labrujasuchus headshot
Naturalist

Our Changing Planet

Whether through fossil digs, bug hunts, or ocean dives, NHMLAC is uniquely situated to gather, study, and share new knowledge about our changing environment.
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kid with phone at a unrc event
Naturalist Nature in L.A.

Be a SuperProject Hero

In Los Angeles, you can find nature in some unexpected places. NHM's SuperProject keeps track with help from the community.
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Sunflower, huddle, long-horned bees
Nature in L.A.

Bee Hotel California

Giving fuzzy, flying friends a home here at NHMLA
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Green-eyed insect with black and white striped abdomen on a baccharis flower.
Nature in L.A.

Not Another Boring Bush

Maiz Connolly shares her macro photos of wild behavior on the coyote bush
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black stink bug
Nature in L.A.

Stink Beetle Hits the Trails

A sneak peek at NHM's Wild L.A. - A nature guide for Angelenos. The following is one of 100 species accounts in the book.
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