BE ADVISED: On Friday, May 15, the North American Mammal Hall and African Mammal Hall on Level 1 will be closed in preparation for Bug Fair. The North American Mammal Hall on Level 2 will remain open.

BE ADVISED: On Thursday, May 14, USC Commencement ceremonies at the LA Memorial Coliseum will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding around the Natural History Museum. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

Megan Barkdull

Assistant Curator, Entomology

Megan is an entomologist and evolutionary biologist who uses museum collections, genomics, and developmental biology to understand the processes which generate Earth's insect biodiversity. Megan's research primarily focuses on ants (family: Formicidae).

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