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Once This Family of Wasps Evolved Into Frighteningly Efficient Parasites, There Was No Going Back

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Discover Seven Stories of America in the National Museum of Natural History’s New Exhibition

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For National Pollinator Week, Learn Why the National Museum of Natural History is Using a State-of-the-Art Conveyor Belt System to Digitize Thousands of Insect Specimens

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Meet the Entomologist and Wildlife Photographer Zooming in on the Weird and Wonderful World of Ants

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Ginseng Family Secrets, Super-Flexible Whale Jaw Joints and More in the National Museum of Natural History's Summer Summary

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To Recreate a 17th-Century Masterwork, an Entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History Got Creative with Butterflies, Bees and a Bit of Rosemary

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Meet the Scientist Studying 'Fossil Snapshots' of Ancient Insect Life

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National Museum of Natural History Scientists Discover That Ancient Insects Perfected Their Plant Palates 165 Million Years Ago

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This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems

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Fearsome Flies: Meet the Scientist Studying the Top Predators in the Insect World

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Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

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Meet the Smithsonian’s Spookiest Staffers: Flesh-Eating Beetles

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Peer Through the Glare to Glimpse the Night Sky in New Smithsonian Exhibition

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A Bounty of Butterflies Arrives at the Smithsonian

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How Leafcutter Ants and Other Culinary Creatures Prepare a Feast

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A Final Meal for the Ages

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Five Wild Ways Animals Beat the Summer Heat

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Meet the Scientist Who Knows the Buzz About the Northern Giant Hornet

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New Smithsonian Exhibition Explores the Intersection of People and Nature

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Get To Know the Natural World’s Most Devoted Dads

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