(a species of owlet moth (Noctuid)) Some caterpillars, after they emerge from their egg, can increase their weight by 25,000 times.

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Expeditions and collecting

  • Men in a boat
    Life in the field in Panama - 03/12/2004 (video)

    What's it like being a botanist out in the field? Join Museum scientist Alex Monro to explore the rich flora of Panama.

  • Darwin in the Andes
    Darwin in the Andes - 06/06/2003 (video)

    Take a virtual journey to the lands and peoples of the Andes and discover how shells on a mountaintop inspired Darwin.

  • Carl Linnaeus
    The life and work of Linnaeus video - 19/04/2007 (video)

    Find out about the work of Carl Linnaeus, who devised a system of classification for all living creatures that is still used today.

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