Now that spring is here, you might start to see more crawly critters in the air and on the ground. S
Now that spring is here, you might start to see more crawly critters in the air and on the ground. So let us be the first to ease you into the transition of seasons with the Forest Floor Diorama! This exhibit combines artistry and education to show a precisely designed cross section of forest soil, enlarged to 24 times its actual size. To create this scene, Museum artists studied specimens under a microscope and made models out of clay, wax, and other materials. For example, the acorn weevil larva is molded wax coated with shellac, petroleum jelly, and a latex-like liquid; the daddy longlegs, balsa wood, and wire. Without decomposers like these to “recycle” dead plant and animal matter that covers the forest floor, plants would starve, and debris would block oxygen. Photo: © AMNH #Spring #bugs #insects #museums #nyc #diorama #nature #amnh (at American Museum of Natural History) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVMrCXLLnj/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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