Cathedrals of Nature

Because visiting a natural history museum should be a religious experience...
amnhnyc:

From the Museum’s Herpetology Collection: Craig photographed a selection of items originally used by author, educator, and conservationist Roger Conant 

amnhnyc:

From the Museum’s Herpetology Collection: Craig photographed a selection of items originally used by author, educator, and conservationist Roger Conant 

(via crotalinae)

crotalinae:

“Museum specialist Charley Potter sorting fluid preserved specimens of bats from research collections at the Smithonian’s Museum of Natural History from shattered glass jars toppled during the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake.”
Hopefully there was minimal damage to the specimens.

crotalinae:

Museum specialist Charley Potter sorting fluid preserved specimens of bats from research collections at the Smithonian’s Museum of Natural History from shattered glass jars toppled during the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake.”

Hopefully there was minimal damage to the specimens.

electricorchid:

trio of preserved chimaeras | Natural History Museum | Gothenburg, Sweden | +

electricorchid:

trio of preserved chimaeras | Natural History Museum | Gothenburg, Sweden | +

electricorchid:

curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) | Cambridge University Zoological Museum | +

electricorchid:

curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) | Cambridge University Zoological Museum | +