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Local Natural History Exhibits
New! Birds of the Redwoods
This new exhibit displays common birds of the redwoods in a setting of well known plants of the coastal redwood forest. View case index
New! Native Bees
Discover What's Buzzing around Humboldt County
Learn about our local bees including the leaf-cutter bee, the wool-carder
bee and the silver bee.
New! Local Insect Diversity
Take a Closer Look at Our Diverse Insects
From the dunes to the redwood forest, many different types of insects can be found in Humboldt County. Get up close to a giant long-horned beetle, a beautiful Polyphemus moth and a stumpstabber wasp.
Local Fossils
These local marine fossils are from rock exposures along the rivers and surrounding hills of the Eel River Valley and from the cliffs of Cranell Junction. In a time span of about 4 million years, the rocks containing these fossils formed from marine sediments deposited in ancient marine basins during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs. View case index
North Coast Seashells
From abalone to sea urchins, there are a great variety of marine invertebrates on California's north coast. This exhibit displays the shells of these local animals, including echinoderms, chitons, bivalves, crustaceans, and gastropods.
Butterflies Of Northern California
This exhibit highlights 73 butterfly species in eight habitats of northwestern California.
Deep Sea Corals and Sponges
In deep waters off the Northern California coast trawlers bring up unusual specimens of sponges and corals displayed here.
Crabs of the North Coast
From the huge Tanner crab with 10-inch long legs, to the tiny Squat Lobster, this case includes many specimens of unusual crustaceans from our area.
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