best_slug_photo snailblitz 2020 banana slug on the ground
Congratulations, Banana Slugs!
California finally has a state slug, just in time for Snail Search 2025
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An adult petroleum fly Helaeomyia petrolei taken with a keyence microscope
Get Stuck on Petroleum Flies
KQED’s Deep Look gets up close and personal with the Tar Pits most successful (and smallest) predator
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Pupae organization
From Butterflies With Love
A behind-the-scenes look reveals how the butterflies in our Pavilion help protect their native habitats
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A snail stretches its body from a green leaf onto a bright pink flower.
Snail Love
Discover the secrets of snail love and show your love for the slimiest Angelenos—it's time for SnailBlitz 2024!
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Lunar New Year year of the dragon illustration
Year of the Dragon
Celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, with highlights from the collection 
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Elephant Hill Portrait
Research and Collections
Elephant Hill Community Nature Celebration and Habitat Survey
Join community members and scientists, Saturday, October 14, to celebrate and study nature on Elephant Hill, an open space in North East L.A. valuable to humans and wildlife.
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Children participating in a bioblitz
Welcome to the 2023 LA BioBlitz Challenge
Help discover the incredible biodiversity all over Los Angeles!
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Children looking at flowers with magnifiers
Naturalist Nature in L.A.
Nature Gardens Turn 10
A look back—and forward–at all the nature thriving in NHM’s Nature Gardens.
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Indian common crow butterfly observation from iNaturalist
Research and Collections
The Beginnings of Butterflies
A sweeping new study by over 80 scientists including NHM researcher Vijay Barve identifies that butterflies originated in North or Central America 100 million years ago.
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