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Stories tagged by 'specimens'
March 16, 2012
What’s the story behind Charles R. Knight’s famous painting? » Read More
March 09, 2012
What is an endoparasite?» Read More
March 08, 2012
What is the Hoatzin’s primary anti-predator defense?» Read More
March 07, 2012
How do some animals find their mates?» Read More
March 06, 2012
What is the largest land arthropod of all?» Read More
March 05, 2012
What animals collect objects from their immediate environment and glue them onto their shells?» Read More
March 04, 2012
What do Academy scientists do? Meet them and learn about their work in our very first video story!» Read More
March 01, 2012
Where can you see Academy specimens revealed in natural light?» Read More
February 29, 2012
How many invertebrate species do you think Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary holds?» Read More
February 26, 2012
Where can you find an extinct Ice Age giant in Philadelphia?» Read More
February 13, 2012
How does an Academy shell connect to Japanese legend?» Read More
February 11, 2012
What goes into making rarely seen Academy treasures accessible to the public?» Read More
February 03, 2012
How did an early Academy member keep his Lepidoptera collection in tiptop condition?» Read More
February 02, 2012
How does the Academy keep historic collections accessible and in great shape?» Read More
February 01, 2012
Who is responsible for a brave 19th century mission and for bolstering the Academy’s General Invertebrate Collection?» Read More
January 29, 2012
What invasive freshwater diatom was recently found in the Delaware River?» Read More
January 28, 2012
Where can you find the orange-winged parrot?» Read More
January 27, 2012
Can you name a sheep species native to North America?» Read More
January 25, 2012
What viper has the longest fangs and produces the greatest volume of venom compared to all other snakes?» Read More
January 22, 2012
From what famous Philadelphia destination did the Academy acquire this colorful bird?» Read More
January 21, 2012
What Academy icon identified the Moorish idol specimens pictured here?» Read More
January 20, 2012
Would you recognize a lupine if you saw one?» Read More
January 18, 2012
What grasshopper species attains a nearly 9-inch wingspan?» Read More
January 17, 2012
What does Meriwether Lewis have to do with botany at the Academy?» Read More
January 16, 2012
What does native copper look like?» Read More