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Gorilla diorama at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Why Improve Dioramas?

March 26, 2018 maryalicehartsock Exhibit, Featured

They’re old–so what makes them relevant still?

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Takin diorama at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Why Build Dioramas?

March 19, 2018 maryalicehartsock Exhibit, Featured

Bringing remote parts of the world to museums

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Diorama glass removal at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Dioramas Q&A, Part 2

February 19, 2018 maryalicehartsock Exhibit, Featured

What’s wrong with our dioramas?

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What is a Diorama?

February 12, 2018 maryalicehartsock Education, Exhibit, Featured

Visitors and Academy experts weigh in.

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Takin diorama at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Dioramas Q&A, Part 1

February 7, 2018 maryalicehartsock Environmental Science, Exhibit, Featured, Uncategorized

Why should you care about dioramas?

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Jungle Nymphs (Heteropteryx dilatata) are native t Jungle Nymphs (Heteropteryx dilatata) are native to Malaysia. Although they require tropical conditions to thrive, they can be seen at the Academy year-round. Even during the winter, our Jungle Nymphs live in a tropical 🌴haven, thanks to the dedication of the Academy's animal keepers. They receive exceptional care — they're misted daily for optimal humidity and feed on bramble, like blackberry and pyracantha. ⁠
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Female Jungle Nymphs are one of the heaviest stick insects in the order Phasmatodea and reach up to six inches in length. They also hold the record for the heaviest eggs which measure about half an inch long! 😲
WHOOOHOOO it's #MolluskMonday! This is Echineulima WHOOOHOOO it's #MolluskMonday! This is Echineulima robusta. Nestled among the spines of a black sea urchin are three husband-and-wife teams (the female is larger 🏋️‍♀️) of parasitic snails that have drilled through the urchin’s shell and are living off its body fluids. 😱
Calling curious kiddos! Grab your favorite plastic Calling curious kiddos! Grab your favorite plastic dinosaur, stuffed animal or toy bug and join us for a playful preschool party! Each week will feature new stories, new hands-on activities to try at home and room to move and explore.

Wednesdays, 10–10:45 a.m.
February 3-March 10
Ages 3 to 6
Zoom
$20 child/$15 member child per date; sign up for a full 6-week session for $10 off

Register at ansp.org, link in bio to save your spot and get all the details!
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw dinosaur Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw dinosaurs? 🦕 🦖 Here’s your chance! Details below and link in bio to register! 

Studio Drafts: Drawing Dinos
Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23
8–9 p.m., Zoom

Whether you are a beginning artist, experienced sketcher or just a lover of suds and ‘saurs, you are invited to join us for a series of four dino drawing opportunities led by renowned local paleo-artist Jason C. Poole. All you need is a piece of paper, pencil and a beer (paper and pencil optional). Jason will take you through the basics of fleshing out the world’s most iconic dinosaurs while sharing real facts behind their discovery and eventual return through a dinosaur uprising. (Our lawyers say we cannot officially confirm or deny that a dinosaur uprising may or may not, but definitely will, be happening soon).

Grab your favorite drink, sharpen your pencil and join us for one or all four February sessions! Here’s what we’re sketching:

Session 1 (2/2/21) – Tyrannosaurus Rex
Session 2 (2/9/21) – Stegosaurus
Session 3 (2/16/21) – Triceratops
Session 4 (2/23/21) – Artists’ Choice!

Art by Jason C. Poole
Brrrrrrrr-nie Sanders and his mittens are welcome Brrrrrrrr-nie Sanders and his mittens are welcome to visit our dioramas anytime.
Guess what? It's time for our first #MolluskMonday Guess what? It's time for our first #MolluskMonday for 2021! Yes, we know we're behind, but sometimes things just happen at a snail's pace 🐌⁠
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Pictured is Graciliscala ishimotoi. This long-dead marine snail shell is home to a hermit crab. Its outer surface is covered with hydroids, and this tiny but very elegant Wentletrap snail – the white dot above the crab - is parasitic on them. ⁠
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📷: Paul Callomon/ANS
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionar The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionary leader, passionate activist and champion of the civil rights movement. Committed to civil liberty and social equity, his ideas were foundational to the environmental justice movement — a movement that has surged forward in the last two decades. The Black Lives Matter movement and nationally publicized environmental disasters that disproportionately impact Black communities are galvanizing neighborhoods, cities and states, as well as business and political leaders. ⁠
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As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18, we are reminded of Dr. King’s 1966 protest against poor housing conditions in Chicago and his 1968 strike against unfavorable sanitation worker conditions in Memphis. Today the fight for environmental justice continues in our own city as we look to the Southwest Philadelphia neighbors impacted by the 2019 explosion of the polluting Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and the Kensington, Fishtown and Port Richmond neighborhoods dealing with toxic lead in the soil.⁠
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At the Academy, we believe scientific research and education, conversations and actions around environmental justice are essential. On Tuesday, we conclude Environmental Justice Week, a free virtual festival celebrating the environmental justice legacy of Dr. King, with a free lecture on connecting underrepresented communities with wildlife sciences. We hope you will join us for this event, which features biologist Corina Newsome, and we encourage you to check out environmental justice resources via the link in our bio. We aim to inspire our community to take actions that address these issues and help protect the environment for everyone.⁠
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By protecting our environment, we can all take steps to support access to safe, healthy places to live and work for everyone.
Cheers 🍸! ⁠ We'd love for you to join us for Cheers 🍸! ⁠
We'd love for you to join us for our virtual live happy hour, A Shaker of Science on Friday, January 22. Take a cruise (metaphorically – please don’t go on an actual cruise right now!) through the Sea of Cortez in the wake of John Steinbeck and some astounding seaweed collections. Reach back 10,000 years in time through the Pine Barrens to discover beautiful algal spores that paint a picture of a long past environment. Then dive down to tropical coral reefs where giant clams team up with microscopic plants to survive.⁠
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Pour a drink, sit back and find out there is a whole lot more to plants than the trees and shrubs outside your door as we toast to the oft forgotten world of seaweed and algae! Link in bio to register.
🕷️Peeping out from our burrow to tell you our 🕷️Peeping out from our burrow to tell you our special exhibit, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been extended to March 14! 🕷️ We are regularly open Fri-Sun and will be open Monday, January 18. Visit the link in profile to plan your visit. ⁠
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More about this photo: Portrait of the Spanish Tarantula⁠
by Javier Aznar González de Rueda, Spain. ⁠
Javier crouched down and the gleaming black eyes of a Spanish tarantula peeped out from the entrance to her lair. Her appearance was fleeting, but just long enough for Javier to capture this handsome portrait, which he hopes will ‘change some people’s minds about these spiders’. ⁠
Not a true tarantula, this spider is actually a type of wolf spider. Her leafy burrow is knotted together with silk. Vibrations at the burrow entrance are transmitted to her along these strands so she can dart out and capture passing insects. With a mottled color she blends in beautifully, well camouflaged against the leaf litter.
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