bat stars, starfish
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Oceans Online
Digitization of collections unlocks climate clues.
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These little anemones were collected and photographed live, but have not yet been identified. Anemones are related to corals and jellies (also known as jellyfish, from back when anything in the ocean was a “fish”). Anemones look so peaceful with their saying tentacles, but they use those to sting animals that pass by so they can paralyze them and eat them.
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Tiny Marine Marvels
DISCO collects specimens down by the docks
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Laboulbeniales fungus on ladybug
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The Birds and the Bees of Ladybug STDs
Mulitcolored Asian ladybug, Harmonia axyridis, collected from the roof of Angel City Brewery in Downtown LA. Ladybug date night?
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Brazilian Snail eating lettuce
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A Microscopic Look at Snail Jaws
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a snail's mouth looks like?
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blue belly lizard
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What to Wear When Lizard Watching
Choose your outfit carefully before you go on a nature walk.
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image of newly reimagined exhibition
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An Altar for Los Angeles
Local artists tell the story of the people of Los Angeles
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A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)
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The Proof Is in the Pooping
Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs
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