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The most insulting letter I ever had!

25 June 2019by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

by Danielle Czerkaszyn, Senior Archives and Library Assistant, and Kiah Conroy, placement student from Oxford Brookes University James Charles Dale (1791-1872) was a pioneering English naturalist who devoted most of […]

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Why do we need pinned insect specimens?

26 July 2018by More than a Dodo 2 Comments

Since we posted about ten-year-old Sarah’s amazing beetle discovery, we’ve had lots of queries as to why the insect needed to be caught and pinned. It’s a question we’re often […]

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One in a million find

24 July 2018by More than a Dodo 4 Comments

By Rachel Parle, Public Engagement Manager The Museum’s collection of British insects already houses over a million specimens, and now it boasts one more special insect. Ten-year-old Sarah Thomas of […]

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Mustachioed Robber Flies

20 June 2016by Ellena Grillo 4 Comments

To celebrate National Insect Week 2016 we thought we would introduce you to the custodians of the Hope Entomology Collection here at the Museum. Our insect collection is made up of a whopping […]

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