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Bugs of Bug Fest

August 6, 2019 MikeServedio Entomology, Photoblog

Just who will you meet at Bug Fest?

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Move Over Spider-Man

July 31, 2019 Carolyn Belardo Education, Entomology, Featured, Live Animals, Program

The Academy has the real thing

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What Happened at Bug Fest?

August 13, 2018 maryalicehartsock Entomology, Exhibit, Featured, Photoblog, Program

Candy with a crunch, roach races, bug walks and more

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Bug Fest Is Here!

August 8, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Education, Entomology, Featured, Interactive, Live Animals, Program

Celebrate the amazing diversity of insects

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Marty the Moose, a stuffed moose puppet

Dino-mite Summer Begins NOW

July 2, 2018 maryalicehartsock Education, Entomology, Featured

Activities and programs, free with admission, July 1-August 31

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Backyard Adventures Exhibit opens June 9

Fireflies In Your Backyard

June 25, 2018 Gelsey Torres Education, Entomology, Featured, Interactive, Kids Club, Live Animals, Uncategorized

The not-so-secret secrets of fireflies

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Monarch butterflies from the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences

Academy Bugs

May 21, 2018 maryalicehartsock Entomology, Featured, Live Animals, People, Program

They are in drawers, in tanks and in our galleries.

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Jackie Garcia teaches visitors about forensic entomology at Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Forensic Entomology

May 7, 2018 maryalicehartsock Entomology, Featured

Drexel graduate and Academy scientist team up to explore a cutting-edge topic

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10th Annual Bug Fest

August 9, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Entomology, Exhibit, Interactive, Live Animals, Photoblog

Celebrate insects of all kinds Aug. 12-13.

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Using Insects to Track Climate

August 2, 2017 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Environmental Science, Featured, Live Animals, People

Setting: Iconic Philly fountain

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Happy #FossilFriday! Did you know you can watch RE Happy #FossilFriday! Did you know you can watch REAL dinosaur fossils being prepped by our friends @bbpaleo? Visit the fossil prep lab located in Dinosaur Hall this weekend! ⁠
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📷: @bbpaleo
Spring break calls for a trip to Dinosaur Hall! W Spring break calls for a trip to Dinosaur Hall!  We are open Wednesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.⁠
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Link in bio to plan your visit! ⁠
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Photo by recent visitor @jordandace who said "today was dino-mite 🦖"⁠
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Whoooooo's there? 🦉⁠ Are there wild animals l Whoooooo's there? 🦉⁠
Are there wild animals living just a few steps from your own home? Right in our backyards, nearby parks and even on city sidewalks, animals are everywhere. Enjoy an exclusive meet-and-greet with live animal ambassadors from the Academy during our upcoming Junior Scientist Virtual Workshop for kids ages 8–11! ⁠
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Saturday, April 10⁠
Morning Session: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.⁠
Afternoon Session: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Link in bio to register! ⁠
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel Universi The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, in partnership with @PennEnvironment , is proud to present the world premiere of A River Reborn (2021). Too often we are inundated with lessons on how humanity has failed the environment. But there are success stories out there, and this film showcases one of them. A River Reborn demonstrates the opportunities that can arise as we work to reverse past failures of stewardship — a lesson to recall while we, as a global society, fight to mitigate the effects and acceleration of climate change.⁠
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Following a live virtual viewing of the film (approx. 30 minutes), there will be a live discussion featuring the film’s director/producer and environmental experts.⁠
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Thursday, April 8, 2021⁠
7:00 PM-8:15 PM⁠
Link in bio to register.
It's #MolluskMonday and we are giving you another It's #MolluskMonday and we are giving you another glimpse into the behind-the-scenes Malacology Collection. At the back is a Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada) and in the middle are two Thorny Oysters (Spondylus). A jar of squids at right is flanked by another containing a Giant Isopod (Bathynomus), a distant relative of the Pill Bug that happily lives in the deep ocean and not your back yard. The white tube is the exhumed burrow of the clam Kuphus polythalamia, a relatively small example of a shell that can be five feet long.
The Academy has long been a home for women scienti The Academy has long been a home for women scientists to learn, research, collaborate and build their careers. With March being designated Women’s History Month, we thought it a good time to get to know a few of the people who are continuing that legacy. Visit the link in bio to meet three incredible Academy Scientists!
Itching to travel to another country for spring br Itching to travel to another country for spring break but you're stuck in Philly? Take a trip through African and Asian Hall to be transported around the world. ⁠
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🕰️ EXTENDED SPRING BREAK HOURS 🕰️⁠
The Academy will be open two additional days per week for Spring Break! Join us Wednesday through Sunday, March 31 through April 4 and April 7 through April 11, to see Dinosaur Hall, the dioramas and our special exhibit, Permian Monsters. We are open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sundays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Each day begins with a members-only hour from 9–10 a.m.⁠
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Link in bio to plan your visit and reserve timed tickets. ⁠
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📸 by recent visitor @dobonimariana, thanks for stopping by!
For this #MolluskMonday we present a King Helmet ( For this #MolluskMonday we present a King Helmet (Cassis cornuta) cut open to reveal its internal structures. This shell has been heavily perforated by sponges that drill into it and leach out calcium to use in their own bodies. The sponges can severely damage and weaken the shell’s outer layer, but do not penetrate the harder inner layer.
On this International Social Emotional Learning Da On this International Social Emotional Learning Day, the Academy of Natural Sciences is proud to be participating in the “AFEL Sesame Project,” a joint project between @WestPhillyAFEL and @SesameStreetinCommunities funded through the William Penn Foundation. The pilot will bring social emotional development programming to children, families and educators in @WestPhillyPN. To learn more, visit the link in bio
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