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What are you having for brunch this morning? Link

What are you having for brunch this morning? Link in bio to get a recipe for cicadas and grits from one of our entomologists. ⁠
P.s. We're curious - have you ever eaten a bug?🦗 Let us know in the comments!

Oh hey there 🦖👋 Just sharing some of our rec

Oh hey there 🦖👋
Just sharing some of our recent visitors epic Dino Hall pics 📷
Link in bio to plan your adventure!

Pic 1: @sosincereiam
Pic 2: @sandrajalisco
Pic 3: @glenn_danzig

Thank you all for visiting!

For this #MolluskMonday we're sharing this row of

For this #MolluskMonday we're sharing this row of Atlantic Tritons (Charonia) in the Academy's Malacology Collection. The dramatic striping in the mouth of the shell has no known function, and is not visible during the animal’s normal life.

Today is the last day to sign up for Wednesday's P

Today is the last day to sign up for Wednesday's Paleo Playdate! Kids ages 3-6 can join us virtually to learn and play. This week we will be learning about pollinators 🐝 and crafting them out of pom poms and googly eyes. Link in bio for details and to sign up.

We're giving this Friday two thumbs up! 🐢✨⁠

We're giving this Friday two thumbs up! 🐢✨⁠
Have you taken a picture with this statue? It's one of our visitor's favorite selfie spots. We love to see your photos - don't forget to tag us @acadnatsci! ⁠
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🔗Link in bio to plan your visit this weekend. ⁠
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📷 by @jessicastahlll - thanks for visiting!

It's almost #NationalHospitalWeek! As a thank you

It's almost #NationalHospitalWeek! As a thank you and to show our appreciation, the Academy is offering hospital workers and their guests (up to 4) free admission to the museum. Link in bio to reserve your tickets. ⁠
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Fellow cultural institutions @philamuseum, @barnesfoundation, @easternstate, @franklininstitute, and @pafacademy are also offering free admission.

Happy #MolluskMonday! Here are three Spiny Oysters

Happy #MolluskMonday! Here are three Spiny Oysters (Spondylus). The leftmost one has not been cleaned of its encrustations; the rightmost one, in a jar of alcohol, is still attached to a cluster of true oysters and other mollusks. The shell in the middle has been cleaned with compressed air and acids to reveal delicate colors that, though perfectly natural, would otherwise never be seen.

Join us for a special opportunity to hear from the

Join us for a special opportunity to hear from the artist behind the Academy’s newest exhibit, Gideon Mendel: Drowning World. Hear directly from Mendel about his engagement with social issues as a photographer and artist, including the challenge of making climate change visible. Learn more about the roots of the Drowning World project, the various narrative threads that it incorporates, the use of Submerged Portraits images as tools of visual activism in protest and the power and limitations of the image. ⁠
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May 6, 3–4 p.m.⁠
Link in bio to register ⁠
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📷 @gideonmendel

Registration is now open for our in-person summer

Registration is now open for our in-person summer camp. Kids ages 6–10 can spend the summer at the Academy with our fun educators, cool exhibits and wild science! Sign up for one week or sign up for them all; each day will feature hands-on activities, creative crafts and untold secrets of the museum. ⁠
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Link in bio to learn more and register!

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