For more than 140 years, KU scientists and students have collected and studied Earth's animals and plants. Only a few of these specimens are on display for the public in the exhibits of the KU Natural History Museum; milions more are in jars or on shelves throughout the Biodiversity Institute's research areas.

Now is your chance to see one of our collections up close. At 3 p.m. Sunday, February 19, Andrew Short, curator of Entomology, will offer a behind-the-scenes tour of our entomology collection. The collection includes more than 4.5 million specimens of insects from Kansas to around the world and is the basis of entomology research at KU.

Advanced registration for this event, which will be held at the Public Safety Building on West Campus, is required. A $7 contribution for the tour is suggested for the public, and $5 for museum members. Please call 785.864.2344 to register.