Delmnh At HomeJennifer Acord2020-05-28T15:57:14-04:00

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Online Exhibits

How Fossils Are FormedJennifer Acord2020-05-08T21:30:21-04:00

How Fossils Are Formed
All That Glitters Isn’t GoldJennifer Acord2020-05-08T21:20:09-04:00

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
Art of the Butterfly: Newark High School student exhibitJennifer Acord2020-04-11T15:28:04-04:00

Art of the Butterfly: Newark High School student exhibit
Fluttering About the Mid-AtlanticJennifer Acord2020-03-30T15:34:37-04:00

Fluttering About the Mid-Atlantic
Monarch MagicJennifer Acord2020-05-13T21:24:14-04:00

Monarch Magic
Hall of Mollusksadmin2020-04-09T16:50:46-04:00

Hall of Mollusks
Hall of Birdsadmin2020-05-12T23:28:58-04:00

Hall of Birds
Hall of Mammalsadmin2020-05-04T17:26:13-04:00

Hall of Mammals
Dinosaur Galleryadmin2020-04-01T13:29:42-04:00

Dinosaur Gallery

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Fantasy Fridays: Rapunzel Explores the World Outside

June 12 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Fantasy Fridays: Iced Out Science

June 26 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Fantasy Fridays: Books, Inventions, and Discoveries

July 10 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Fantasy Fridays: Superhero Spider Senses

July 24 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Delaware Shells

Animal Ambassadors

Mini-Museum online diorama exhibition

Extinct wonder recreated by local artist’s Elephant Bird mural

Explore the Museum’s Scientific Collections

Above the galleries of the Delaware Museum of Natural History are millions of scientific specimens. Meet our curators and collection manager and discover the Museum’s bird, bird eggs, mollusk and fossil collections.

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Activities & Crafts

Activities: Tie Dye Butterfly

Morgan demonstrates how to make a tie dye butterfly. [...]

DIY Dinosaur

Zack used some of the cardboard he has around [...]

Activities: Cardboard Tube Frog

Morgan demonstrates that with just a few things you [...]

Activities: Paper Plate Turtle Craft

Morgan demonstrates how to make a paper plate turtle [...]

Activities: Venus Fly Trap craft

Morgan demonstrates how to make a Venus fly trap [...]

Activities: Jellyfish Paper Plate craft

Activities: Jellyfish Paper Plate craft

Jellyfish are fascinating! Did you know... They live in [...]

Activities: Let’s Go Camping Indoors!

Activities: Let’s Go Camping Indoors!

Let’s go camping indoors! If you have a [...]

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Our outdoor areas are now open for visitation and

Our outdoor areas are now open for visitation and exploration. We ask that visitors use social distancing and wear masks when distancing is not possible. The Museum building is not yet open for visitors.
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Birding is wonderful. This week we are celebrating

Birding is wonderful. This week we are celebrating #BlackBirdersWeek. Grab some binoculars and explore a new world with some amazing birders in the field.

Blue-crowned Motmot
𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘢

Motmots are a small group of birds with long central tail feathers with racquet-like tips. They often swing their tails from side to side like a pendulum. No one knows the purpose of the motmot’s unusual tail. This specimen is on exhibit in the Hall of Birds, in the Amazon Rainforest diorama.

Join us tomorrow, Friday May 29, for 529 Day, spon

Join us tomorrow, Friday May 29, for 529 Day, sponsored by the Delaware College Investment Plan and Fidelity Investments. Explore the connection between science, nature, and money with activities such as storytime, a craft, experiments and more. This virtual event will feature presentations at 9:29 and 11:29 am, and 1:29, 4:29 and 5:29 pm on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Learn more from our guest scientist @victoriagracemuir, a Ph.D. student studying engineering at @uofpenn.
#museumfromhome #529day #delmnhathome

Otters are slim, sleek members of the weasel famil

Otters are slim, sleek members of the weasel family. With their webbed feet, thick fur and amazing skill in swimming and sliding, otters have a wonderful time playing while they catch fish and other aquatic animals.

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Pixies and Pirates alike can discover more about t

Pixies and Pirates alike can discover more about the habitats in the Museum Nature Nook, find treasure, listen to stories from Captain Hook and Tinkerbell, and make pirate and pixie crafts. Join us online for Nature Nook Pirates and Fairies, part of the Fantasy Fridays series with @sewclassyprincessparties, Friday, May 29 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Pre-registration is required through www.delmnh.org. The event is on Zoom; information on how to connect will be sent to pre-registered guests 24 hours before the event. $5 per device for DMNH Members
$10 per device for non-members

#museumfromhome #delmnhathome #delawaremuseumofnaturalhistory #VisitWilm #inwilmington

Join us online Friday, May 29 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Join us online Friday, May 29 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for Nature Nook Pirates and Fairies, our next virtual magical event featuring @sewclassyprincessparties.
In the Fantasy Fridays series, you’ll interact with famous characters while discovering how many beloved tales are connected to nature and science. The event includes fun activities for both young pixies and pirates! $5 per device for DMNH Members
$10 per device for non-members

Tickets must be purchased 24 hours before each event. The events are on Zoom with any device. Zoom is free to use, and you’ll have the option to turn your camera on or off depending on your preference. Visit www.delmnh.org to purchase your tickets today!

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Glaucous gull eggs, collected in Iceland on May 21

Glaucous gull eggs, collected in Iceland on May 21, 1950. They were previously in the collection of William F. Palsson.
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We have a new puppy joining our work team! This is

We have a new puppy joining our work team! This is Weiland, our Special Events Coordinator’s new pup. Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 🐶❤️🥰 #dogsofdelaware #museumfromhome #delmnhathome

Glory scallop (𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘢) Reeve, 1853. This scallop is found throughout the tropical western Pacific Ocean and is related to the sea scallop that you eat for dinner. The species is known for having vibrant color and patterns. The Museum’s mollusk collection has 29 examples of this species, mostly from Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.
#fromthecollection #mollusk #mollusks #molluskmonday #mollusc #bivalve #bivalves #bivalveshells #naturalhistorymuseum #delmnh #museumfromhome #naturalhistory #naturalhistorycollection #naturalhistorycollections

Wetlands serve an important purpose in the natural

Wetlands serve an important purpose in the natural world, helping protect land against erosion, floods, and droughts and acting like filters, catching impurities in water before they can pollute rivers and oceans. They are also important habitats for many kinds of animals, especially migratory birds. Ducks, herons, warblers, and blackbirds are just a few of the dozens of species of birds in Delaware’s wetlands. Most of these birds are migratory. Every spring, they return to the same wetland after spending the winter in warmer areas.

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Common Murre (𝘜𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘦) eggs. This murre nests in huge colonies on cliffs in the northern hemisphere. These eggs were popular with collectors because of the amazing variety of colors and markings they display. The colors and markings help the parents make sure they are caring for the correct egg. They are part of the 36,000 clutches of eggs in the Museum’s collection, the second largest egg collection in North America.

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Explore Under the Sea Science including a variety

Explore Under the Sea Science including a variety of colorful mollusks from our collections, at Fantasy Friday featuring @sewclassyprincessparties, a virtual magical event on Friday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. $5 per device for DMNH Members, $10 per device for non-members. To register, visit our website at delmnh.org.

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Gerald the rat, one of our newest Animal Ambassado

Gerald the rat, one of our newest Animal Ambassadors, is having a ball running around the Museum. One Public Engagement staff member comes in to care for the animals.

#museumfromhome #delmnhathome #ratsofinstagram #VisitWilm #delmnh #delawaremuseumofnaturalhistory

Common Paper Nautilus (𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰) Linnaeus, 1758. This “shell” is actually the egg case of a female octopod! The female creates the case then sits inside to protect the eggs until they hatch.There are three species of Paper Nautilus worldwide, all of which are found in the Museum’s mollusk collection.
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Sadie the Human Resources cat is helping to purrpa

Sadie the Human Resources cat is helping to purrpare for our reopening. We don’t have a date for that yet, and are taking steps to make it as safe as possible for when we are able to open.
#Museumfromhome #delmnhathome #VisitWilm #catsofinstagram #catsofdelaware #delmnh #humanresources #humanresourcescat

Lady Gaga is one of our newer ambassador animals.

Lady Gaga is one of our newer ambassador animals. She came to DMNH in 2019.
Lady Gaga was named because of another boa we had staying at the Museum previously named Katy Perry.

Common boa constrictors are carnivorous. At the Museum, Lady Gaga eats rats. In the wild, they eat small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Their native range includes the rainforests, scrublands, tropical deserts, agricultural areas of South America.
Female boas grow to be 1-3 feet longer than males. Lady Gaga may grow up to be 10 feet or longer! Boa constrictors are ambush predators—they lie in wait and spring on an animal when it’s in the right position. Boa constrictors are generally more arboreal when they are young, and more terrestrial as they age. Boas, and all other snakes, are always growing, which is why they shed their skin. Their growth slows as they get older, however. They have a lifespan of up to about 30 years.

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Explore Under the Sea Science with the Little Merm

Explore Under the Sea Science with the Little Mermaid, a virtual museum from home event featuring @sewclassyprincessparties on Friday, May 15 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
In the Fantasy Fridays series, you’ll interact with famous fairytale characters while discovering how many beloved tales are connected to nature and science. $5 per device for DMNH Members
$10 per device for non-members

Visit delmnh.org to register.

Tickets must be purchased 24 hours before each event. The events are on Zoom with any device. Zoom is free to use, and you’ll have the option to turn your camera on or off depending on your preference.
After ticket purchase, you’ll receive a confirmation email from Thundertix, our ticketing system. 24 hours before your event, you’ll receive another email with a Zoom link to join the event promptly at 3:30 p.m.

#littlemermaid #princesses #underthesea #undertheseascience #delmnh #museumfromhome #INWilmington #INWilm #INWilmingtonDE #visitwilm #wilmlove #sewclassyprincessparties #sewclassyprincess #delmnhathome

This Black-chinned hummingbird (𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪) nest was collected on this day in 1918.
#fromthecollection #museumfromhome #scientificcollections #naturalhistory #oology #naturalhistorycollections #birdnest #birdnests

Meet Yoshi, a Leopard Gecko and one of the Museum'

Meet Yoshi, a Leopard Gecko and one of the Museum's Ambassador Animals.
Leopard geckos are insectivorous, and Yoshi loves mealworms!
Unlike some other geckos, Leopard Geckos have moveable eyelids that allow them to blink and sleep with their eyes closed. As nocturnal creatures, they spend the day hidden under rocks or in dry burrows to escape the daytime heat, emerging at dusk to hunt insects. Unlike other gecko species, leopard geckos have small claws instead of adhesive toe pads, which prevent them from climbing vertically. However, their claws give extra traction on the ground and are helpful in digging. The leopard gecko can drop its tail in a process called caudal autonomy. When frightened or disturbed, the muscles at the base of the gecko’s tail will constrict and snap the vertebrae, severing most of the tail. The detached and wiggling tail distracts the predator, allowing an escape. The leopard gecko can grow another tail, but it will differ from the original, appearing bulbous and shorter.

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