Join the Dung Beetle Hunt Walk in the shoes of La Brea Tar Pits scientists who ventured to a less-trodden part of Catalina Island to scout for dung beetles in bison poop!
Behind the Scenes With The Flesh-Eating Beetles Preparing Museum Specimens Meet the smallest and possibly most gruesome members of NHM's collection staff: flesh-eating Dermestid beetles. CONTENT WARNING: Specimen preparation is metal. There are a lot of images of dead animals in different states of decay and preparation below.
The Fairy Poppy Bee's Dance of Fragility and Resilience Discover one of the 1600 species of native California bees and the intimate portraits in conservation photographer Krystle Hickman's forthcoming book, The ABCs of California Native Bees
Congratulations, Banana Slugs! California finally has a state slug, just in time for Snail Search 2025
