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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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Re: What kind of spider is this 1 hour ago in All animal life | by jaguarondi |
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Re: IDENTIFY FRENCE TREE 1 hour ago in Identification | by MikeHardman |
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Re: Interesting large black spider identification 1 hour ago in Spiders | by jaguarondi |
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Re: Jumping Spider? 9 hours ago in Spiders | by will |
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Re: Identification of Caterpillar Please 9 hours ago in Caterpillars | by Barbus59 |
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Re: SPIDER IDENTIFICATION 2 months ago | by TheImp |
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Re: Beetles found house - help identifying please 6 months ago | by MPAK |
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Re: What do woodlice eat 10 months ago | by minecrafter |
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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 scientists who run the Museum's 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:
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