HOPE for the Future at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo
HOPE for the Future at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History  @morethanadodo
Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Working with the British Insect Collection at the Museum, our amazing team is currently re-pinning, re-homing, and re-labelling over a million insect specimens, from beetles and butterflies to flies and fleas. Join Steve in supporting this project and help to protect this extraordinary collection and share it with the world.

Make a donation to the Hope for the Future project at: oumnh.ox.ac.uk/support-hope-for-the-future
Read more about the HOPE for the Future project at: oumnh.ox.ac.uk/hope-future
HOPE for the Future at the Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryFirst Animals: How did they move?Steve Backshalls favourite building in the entire world is reopening...When did animals first evolve skeletons?Spotlight Specimen: Singing CicadasDrawn to Nature: BeetlesIn your genesCapybara ConstructionSix Legs of Summer: Leg 2c Top tips for insect photographyDrawn to Nature: FliesIf we detect oxygen on a planet in space, is it a smoking gun for extraterrestrial life?Spotlight Specimen: Dung Beetles
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HOPE for the Future at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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