• SaltSong@startrek.website
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    4 days ago

    I’m moderately citrus to know why we have caddisfly casings from the 1970s. Seems am odd thing to keep for so long.

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      2 days ago

      Natural sciences museums often keep collections of specimens collected during research expeditions as a sort of biological reference library for research purposes. In addition to environmental impact studies, these collections can also be used e.g. to aid in the identification of new species.