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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🦎From the Field Friday is brought to you by the green anole and the #SleepingLizard Project with #GeorgiaInstituteOfTechnology Interested in the survey? Contact Dr. Dan Warner daw0036@auburn.edu 🔗 iamtaylornotyou.github.io/Sleeping-Liz... 📷: Peter Marting #aumnh #auburnuniversity #research

Sleeping green anole lizard on pine trees

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us on Friday, September 25, for a behind-the-scenes tour of the AUMNH collections 🌸🦞🪲 Registration is required: 🔗 aub.ie/aumnhfamilyw... #aumnh #auburnuniversity #familyweekend #behindthescenes #homecoming

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Where can you find AUMNH this fall? Check out these upcoming dates! Learn more by reading our newsletter: 🔗https://mailchi.mp/4fd81b374620/aumnh-newsletter?e=622ef06eb5 #aumnh #auburnuniversity #museummonday #cosam #upcomingevents

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Happy National Moth Week 🦋🧬 Where to these wing patterns and colors come from? That is the question Dr. Counterman's research asks. Read more about it below⬇️ 🔗https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2026/07/200925-brian-counterman-butterfly.php #aumnh #cosam #auburnuniversity #nationalmothweek

Yellow moth specimen against a white background, the IO Moth has two black 'eye' spot patterns on the lower wings

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy World Snake Day 🐍🐍🐍 With love from our ambassador animals who spend their days teaching the public about their important role in our ecosystems 💙🧡 1. Blue the Eastern Indigo Snake 2. Ray the Grey Rat Snake 3. BB the Eastern Kingsnake 4. Snowball the Corn Snake

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White corn snake climbing down a tree towards a bowl

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🐍Last month Garden & Gun ran a story about the Indigo Snake project featuring our zoologist with the #AlabamaNaturalHeritageProgram Jim Godwin, along with the many conservation partners! 🔗https://gardenandgun.com/indigo #conservation #indigosnake #savingspeciestogether #alnhp #auburnuniversity

Screenshot of Garden & Gun magazine article titled “One Snake at a Time, the Indigo Makes a Comeback” with a photo of a large black snake on the ground.

Man in a pine forest holding an indigo snake.

Two women weighing an indigo snake that is in a pillowcase. One is holding the spring scale with the pillowcase attached. The other is reading the weight.

Woman in the forest holding a clipboard while another person releases a snake and several others watch.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Beat the heat by learning about your local creek! 🐟🦞🐚 RSVP is required: 🔗https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6eQNddo44fDU13o 📅 Friday, July 10 🕘 9am - 12pm 📍Spring Villa Park, Opelika, AL #auburnuniversity #ucheecreek #watershed #aquatics #alabamabiodiversity

Flyer with text: 'FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Explore your local Uchee Creek watershed! Friday, July 10 9:00am -Noon Spring Villa Park, Opelika AL. This is a free, hands-on event suitable for all ages! Please RSVP using the QR code by Thursday, July 9, 2026. See and learn about our watershed's aquatic animals and earn about how road-stream crossings impact our waterways and the animals that live in them. Photos of the creek crossings and silhouettes of animals that live there.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🐝 HapBEE World Bee Day! 🐝 #DYK AL has over 500 native bee species, including 20 bumble bee species! 📷 1 & 2: Two-Spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) 📷 3 & 4: Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) Photos by Peter Marting #worldbeeday #biodiversity #aumnh #auburnuniversity #entomology

A zoomed-in front view of a two-spotted bumble bee drinking nectar
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A side view of a two-spotted bumble bee in flight visiting a purple flower.

A side view of a common eastern bumble bee visiting a yellow flower. The bee is hanging upside down and has a pocket of pollen on her leg.

A common eastern bumble bee on top of a cluster of pink flowers.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Thank you, AUMNH Volunteers! Last week we celebrated our volunteers with a volunteer appreciation movie night about #alabamabiodiversity #volunteerappreciation

Volunteer appreciation movie night flyer from April 17

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Congratulations to Wei Wei Guo, on completing her bachelor’s degree! 🎉 While studying for her degree in Cell and Molecular Biology, Wei Wei has dedicated her time to #AUMNH collections, both as volunteer and a student employee #congrats #graduation #auburnuniversity #cosam

blue graphic with text: student spotlight Wei Wei Guo, Museum of Natural History at Auburn university along with a photo of a woman with black hair and glasses smiling outside

woman inside holding an eastern indigo snake

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Come see us at Vet Fest! Now until 1pm at College of Veterinary Medicine!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

WINNER of the #2026MMM CHAMPIONSHIP: HUMPBACK WHALE! Please join us next year for #2027MMM! Don't forget: if you're learning, you're winning.

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

MAMA HUMPBACK WHALE DEFEATS NILE CROCODILE! HUMPBACK WHALE is #2026MMM CHAMPION! Artwork by @veppart.bsky.social & @opellisms.bsky.social !!!

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🏆🐊🐋 #2026mmm Championship So what’s the difference between crocodiles & alligators? Though both are crocodilians but belong to different families! Alligators: U-shaped snouts & generally less aggressive Crocodiles: V-shaped snouts & are more territorial #AUMNH #AuburnUniversity #TeamCroc

Top view of two skulls on a black table. Left skull is a American crocodile with a v-shaped snout, right is an American alligator with a u-shaped snout

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

FINAL ROAR #2026MMM WINNERS: NILE CROCODILE and HUMPBACK WHALE! Please join us WEDNESDAY April 1st at 8PM EST for the CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE!!!

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

NILE CROCODILE with take on HUMPBACK WHALE in the #2026MMM CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE on WEDNESDAY!!!! Until then, be well! Good night, & good luck!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

ELITE TRAIT #2026MMM WINNERS: Aurochs, Humpback Whale, Honey Badger and Nile Crocodile! Please join us on MONDAY March 31st at 8PM EST for the FINAL ROAR!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

SWEET 16 WINNERS: #2026MMM Steller's Sea Cow, Aurochs, Humpback Whale, Hippopotamus, Lions, Nile Crocodile, Honey Badger and Gila Monster! Please join us TOMORROW (3/26) at 8PM EST for the ELITE TRAIT!!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

EXTINCTION IS FOREVER AND THAT'S SO METAL ROUND 2 WINNERS: #2026MMM #2026mmm Steller's Sea Cow, Baiji, Aurochs, Wild Dromedary Camel, Honey Badger, Pacific Lamprey, Gila Monster, and Ossifrage Please join us WEDNESDAY 3/25 at 8PM EST for the SWEET SIXTEEN!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

MONEY MAMMALS AND LIBRARY LEGENDS ROUND 2 WINNERS #2026MMM #2026mmm Nile Crocodile, Grey Fox, Domestic Cat, Lions, Humpback Whale, Indian Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, and Asian Elephant Please join us MONDAY 3/23 at 8PM EST for Round 2 of That's So Metal and Extinction is Forever!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

THAT'S SO METAL ROUND 1 WINNERS #2026MMM #2026mmm Honey Badger, Least Shrew, Common Chuckwalla, Pacific Lamprey, Southern Grasshopper Mouse, Gila Monster, Shrike, and Ossifrage! Please join us TOMORROW (Thurs. 3/19) at 8PM EST for Round 2 of both Money Mammals and Library Legends!

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🦎 #That'sSoMetal matchup day advice from our Staff Curator of Tetrapods, David Laurencio! Who do you have winning this fierce battle? #2026MMM #AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #Herpetology #GilaMonster #TeamGilaMonster

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🦇Dr. Wendy Hood is here to talk about her adventures down in #CostaRica! She has some insight on one of the competitors in #2026MMM, the Fringed-lipped Bat Who do you have winning this #That'sSoMetal matchup? 🦇📷: Camaya Doxie #AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #FringedLippedBat #MarchMammalMadness

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

WOW WHAT A NIGHT! Baiji Wild Dromedary Camel Stellar's Sea Cow Thylacine Aurochs Saudi Gazelle Yallara Sea Mink ADVANCE! Join us WEDNESDAY for the THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION! #2026MMM

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

✨Meet Jordan✨ 🌳Jordan is our GIS Analyst with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. She maintains data on species of conservation concern. 🔥She also loves helping with prescribed burns whenever she can! 📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday! #aumnh #alnhp #auburnuniversity

A woman wearing glasses and a hat smiling at the camera holding a clear container with fish inside.

A woman wearing protective gear standing next to a dry landscape with spots of burning grass.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Come see us at the Columbus Botanical gardens to learn more about beetles and butterflies! Today from 1-4pm 🪲🦋 #aumnh #auburnuniversity #columbusbotanicalgardena #kidsday

Two women behind a table with museum displays of pinned insects

Flyer for Columbus botanical garden’s Kid’s Day, birds bugs and blooms bioblitz

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#2026 LIBRARY LEGENDS ROUND 1 WINNERS: Nile Crocodile, Mouse, Gray Fox, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Domestic Cat, Domestic Dog, White Stork, Lions Please join us Monday 3/16 at 8PM EST for Round 1 of Extinction is Forever!

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March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#2026MMM MONEY MAMMALS ROUND 1 WINNERS: Humpback Whale, Eastern Gorilla, Giraffe, Indian Rhinoceros, Bornean Orangutan, Hippopotamus, Oryx, Asian Elephant Please join us TOMORROW (Thursday 3/12) at 8PM EST for Library Legends Round 1!

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🐊 Here’s some words from our Staff Curator of Herpetology, David Laurencio on tonight’s MMM Library Legends matchup: Nile Crocodile vs Papyrus! Who did you have winning this beastly battle? #2026MMM #AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #Herpetology #NileCrocodile

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

GIRAFFE OUTLASTS GIANT ANTEATER!!! #2026MMM

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

HUMPBACK WHALE WAVES AWAY RED SQUIRREL!! #2026MMM

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

ASSASSIN BUG DEFEATS BONE COLLECTOR CATERPILLAR and becomes the #16 seed of the THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION OF MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS!!! #2026MMM

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

There’s still time to get your #2026MMM bracket in! Here’s some last minute insight on the Vinegaroon (Order Uropygi) in the #ThatsSoMetal division 🦂

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

💭Thoughts on #2026MMM wild card from our #entomologist "Assassin bugs liquefy prey with a toxic stab, while bone collector caterpillars camouflage in spider webs using bones for protection. If the bug avoids the spider, it’s game over.” —Melissa 📷 Assassin bug specimens, native to Alabama

Yellow and black striped assassin bug pinned museum specimen.

Side view of assassin bug with spikes throax, pinned museum specimen with label in view.

Black, orange and yellow assassin bug pinned museum specimen.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

✨Meet Jamie✨ 🐊Jamie Oaks is a Curator of Herpetology & his research focuses on understanding the processes responsible for our planet’s biodiversity, using the reptiles of Southeast Asia as a model 📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday! #aumnh #auburnuniversity #cosam

A group of adults sitting on a large moss covered rock in the foggy rainforest.

Two men looking at a crocodile on a platform. One is standing and the other is holding the crocodile behind its head.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

That Friday Feeling is brought to you by Bagel the Eastern box turtle on her morning adventure! #aumnh #arboretum #cosam #auburnuniversity #fridayfeels

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

⚠️Camp Registration for Curious Curators Opens TOMORROW Register⬇️ 🔗 aub.ie/sciencematters #aumnh #cosam #sciencematters #auburnuniversity

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Celebrating all the unstoppable women and girls from yesterday's International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬🧪🐟🪲💪 #aumnh #womeninstem #auburnuniversity www.instagram.com/reel/DUok8wl...

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

✨Meet Ray!✨ 🦴Ray Willhite teaches anatomy at AUCVM and is our Curator of Paleontology. He researches sauropod dinosaurs, alligators, sloths, and giraffes. He loves teaching and inspiring students! 📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday! #aumnh #auburnuniversity #cosam #vetmed

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🐎Protohippus gidleyi lived millions of years ago in Alabama! This three-toed, ancient horse shows early adaptations to grasslands. Its worn teeth helped grind plants, and its fossils tell the story of horse evolution in our state. #aumnh #auburnuniversity #YearOfTheHorse #FossilFriday

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🪰 🐎 Kicking off Year of the Horse, insect-style! This paratype of horse-fly species (Tabanus wilsoni) was described in 1962. With over 3,000 species in Tabaninae, paratypes help scientists document natural variation and insect diversity! #aumnh #auburnuniversity #YearOfTheHorse #tabanide

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

✨Please welcome our NEW Director, Brian! ✨ 🦋Brian researches how genetics & the environment shape development. He has spent decades studying butterfly wing patterns and loves combining fieldwork and lab research! 📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday! #aumnh #cosam #auburnuniversity

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The secretive Red Hills salamander lives just beneath the surface. Biologists from #ALNHP use environmental DNA (eDNA) from burrow soil to detect these threatened, endemic creatures without disturbing them—helping guide conservation. 🌱🔬 📷 1-2: Jim Godwin 📷 3: Kevin Hutchinson #FromTheFieldFriday

Dark grey salamander walking on leaf litter.

Purple/grey salamander curled on brown magnolia leaf litter.

A scientist in field gear sitting on the forest floor next to a Red Hills Salamander on the leaf litter.

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

✨Meet Francesca✨ 🐍Our ALNHP researcher studies Eastern Indigo Snakes & other endangered species. She loves spending time in the field with reptiles and amphibians and enjoys scuba diving, reading, baking, and traveling! 📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday! #alnhp #aumnh #auburnuniversity

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AUMNH @aumnh.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! 🦴Our paleontology curator, Ray Willhite, was featured on the Prehistoric Life Podcast doing a deep dive into sauropod limbs Check out the full episode 🔗 youtube.com/clip/UgkxXBo... #aumnh #auburnuniversity #paleontology #sauropods #anatomy #prehistoriclifepodcast

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