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The Feared, the Pest, the Cockroach

Did you that that only about 1 percent of cockroach species are household pests? Or that cockroach blood is usually green? This 17-year-old from Oregon examines these fascinating creatures.

Moving Image Collection

Spanning a century of scientific history, the Moving Image Collection documents the Museum’s involvement in scientific exploration, discovery, and public education over a period of significant change in the world, its landscape, biodiversity, and cultures. There are a total of 291 titles in the Archival Film Collection with thousands of additional films and videotapes, including viewing copies of select entries to the the Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival.

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The Slimy, Yet Special Slug

What is it about a slug's body that allows it to live in a variety of environments but makes salt a deadly substance? Take a closer look at these nocturnal critters with a 15-year-old from Maryland.

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Nature's Slimy Friends

Did you know that all slugs eat the equivalent of their own body weight each night? Or that some slugs are cannibalistic? Let this 17-year-old from Washington State introduce you (literally) to a banana slug.

Hemiptera

Curator-in-Charge: Randall T. Schuh

Collections Assistant: Ruth Salas

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