Inside the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum
The Darwin CentrePhotograph: Torben Eskerod/The Natural History MuseumThe cocoon will store the full collection of 22 million specimensPhotograph: David LeveneAchias rothschildiPhotograph: The Natural History Museum
Afzelia african Photograph: Kevin Webb/The Natural History MuseumAntlered or goat fly, PhytalmiaPhotograph: The Natural History MuseumCastanospermum australePhotograph: Kevin Webb/The Natural History MuseumErythrina folkersiiPhotograph: Kevin Webb/The Natural History MuseumThe Natural History MuseumMilionia parPhotograph: The Natural History MuseumSchizodactylus monstrosus, the monstrous dune cricketPhotograph: The Natural History MuseumThis drawer contains 80 south-east Asian beetles, including stag beetles, weevils, chafers and jewel beetles. The enormous male long-armed chafer in the centre is illustrated in The Malay Archipelago. The beetles are from Alfred Russel Wallace's personal collectionPhotograph: The Natural History Museum
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