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How to celebrate 17-year cicadas – eat one!

May 13, 2021 Isa Betancourt Entomology, Featured

Try our Cicada and Grits recipe

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Summer Butterfly Guide

July 31, 2020 Isa Betancourt Entomology, Featured

Learn which butterflies to look for in our region this summer.

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🦖The oldest natural history museum in North America
🗓 Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
🎟 Plan your visit and save $2 on tickets at ansp.org

Spend some quality time with your family this week

Spend some quality time with your family this week! ⁠
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Our hours:⁠
Wednesday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.⁠
Thursday: closed⁠
Friday–Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.⁠

What is a type specimen? 🧐⁠ ⁠ A type specim

What is a type specimen? 🧐⁠
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A type specimen is a primary specimen (or sometimes a series of specimens) that serves as the scientific name-bearing representative for its species. ⁠
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The first type specimens recorded in our Invertebrate Paleontology collection date from September 12th, 1893, when L. I. Woolman donated the types of Cerithium pilsbryi. Almost 130 years later, the Invertebrate Paleontology collection maintains ~5,000 types from over 100 authors. ⁠
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Check out the hand-written catalogue!

What is Ecohydrology?⁠ The study of the interact

What is Ecohydrology?⁠
The study of the interactions between water and ecosystems! ⁠
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Learn how scientists from the Academy and @drexel_bees students analyze the way the local coastal landscape has changed and predict how it might continue to erode in the future via the link in bio!

Smile! The weekend is nearly here! 😀⁠ The Aca

Smile! The weekend is nearly here! 😀⁠
The Academy is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and you can save $2 when you purchase tickets online. Link in bio to plan your visit. ⁠
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📷: @susiehatesketchup - thanks for stopping by!

Only 10 more days until our newest special exhibit

Only 10 more days until our newest special exhibit Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss opens! The show is a groundbreaking project that presents insect specimens from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History like never before. British photographer Levon Biss’ images reveal an unexpected and often breathtaking beauty that brings to life the many intricate adaptations of an insect’s form — what entomologists call their microsculpture. ⁠
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Displayed as large-scale photographic prints up to 9 feet high, the Microsculpture project reveals the hidden structure and beauty of insects. Get more info via the link in bio!

Today's the day! Vote!

Today's the day! Vote!

It's #FossilFriday! Did you know that the Inverteb

It's #FossilFriday! Did you know that the Invertebrate Paleontology Collection at the Academy maintains over 1 million fossil specimens, including 5,000 types from over 100 authors? 😲 ⁠
Strengths of the collection are in the Cenozoic and Cretaceous Mollusca. Visit the link in bio to learn more about the collection. ⁠
Images: Daouda Njie/ANS

We're beary excited for game 5 tonight and hoping

We're beary excited for game 5 tonight and hoping for a T. rexcellent performance from the Phillies! ⚾️

Oh, the spooky things you can find in the Academy

Oh, the spooky things you can find in the Academy Library and Archives. Here's some nightmare fuel for Halloween! ⁠
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This plate is a 1500s illustration of a strange mythical creature.

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