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The Field Revealed

Every object in the collections of the Field Museum has a story to tell and we have more than 24 million of them. Each week we turn the spotlight onto the cases, cabinets and shelves behind the scenes and let our staff reveal the hidden stories from The Field Museum.

Turtle Ants

Large workers of turtle ants have dish-like heads that they use to close the entrance of their nest and protect it from intruders. Check it out!

A Bird Of Paradise

The bird that never lands? Field Museum curator, John Bates, tells the story of this beautiful bird

Dear Benjamin Walsh
Charles Darwin was a prolific writer and Benjamin D. Walsh, Illinois' first entomologist, was one of his American correspondents.

Conserving Sticky
Explore the structure of a seated man from Vanuatu through CT scan imagery.

Fossil Carrion Feeders
Take a closer look at the world's oldest fossils of carrion beetles and experience a unique view of these 165 million-year old fossils.

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