
Welcome to the Museum's identification forum where amateur naturalists and experts can ask questions about all aspects of UK biodiversity. You can share identification tips on UK plants, animals, rocks and minerals, and experts from the Museum and the NaturePlus community will help to answer your queries and identify your specimens.
Whether you've found a strange looking insect in your garden, or uncovered a fossil on the beach, this is the place to find out more about it. Simply choose the relevant community and ask your question.
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What is this spider that landed on my face? 1 hour ago in Spiders | by rojoe1234 |
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Re: Spider Found In Fridge? 9 hours ago in Spiders | by marky |
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Identification Service and Centre for UK Biodiversity Weekend Opening in 2012 9 hours ago in Identification | by Tipula - Museum ID team |
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Re: Bugs in the bedroom 11 hours ago in Bug forum | by Florin - Museum ID team |
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Re: Unidentified Kimmeridge Bay traces 1 day ago in On the seashore | by Lee |
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Re: This was found on scrub at christmas. There were approx 5 of them in an area of 4sq feet in Gosport Hants. 1 day ago in All animal life | by Drosophila |
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Re: Curious Jaw-bone found on beach 1 day ago in Bones, teeth and skulls | by bombuslucorum - Museum ID team |
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Re: What in the world is this? (From Florida) 1 day ago in Bones, teeth and skulls | by Lee |
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Re: Moth in Manchester last October 1 day ago in Identification | by Overhulme |
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Re: Spider found in throw 2 days ago in Spiders | by Drosophila |
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Re: SPIDER IDENTIFICATION 2 months ago | by SamJ |
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Re: Beetles found house - help identifying please 3 months ago | by Episcophagus |
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Re: what is this bug? 8 months ago | by Icicle Frost |
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Re: Unidentified Agaricus Mushroom? 9 months ago | by Ivan |
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Re: Spider Found In Fridge? 9 hours ago | by marky |
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The natural world is incredibly diverse, from tiny single-celled algae to huge mammals like the blue whale. Scientists at the Museum study all kinds of wildlife, fossils and rocks, and you can ask them for help identifying your finds. Choose the correct forum below and submit your question.
We are a team of Museum scientists who run the Identification and Advisory Service. Our special interests include fossils, rocks, plants, insects and other creatures and we are dedicated to answering your natural history questions.
Our names on this forum are:

