AUMNH
@aumnh.bsky.social
The mission of Auburn University Museum of Natural History is to document, understand, and preserve biodiversity in order to educate people of all ages about our planet’s rich natural history.
Learn more at aumnh.auburn.edu
Learn more at aumnh.auburn.edu
💄#DYK the Lipstick Darter is only found in the Tallapoosa River system!
🐟 "Swim" along as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user gavin45997 on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lipstick Darter (Nothonotus chuckwachatte)
🐟 "Swim" along as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user gavin45997 on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lipstick Darter (Nothonotus chuckwachatte)
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
💄#DYK the Lipstick Darter is only found in the Tallapoosa River system!
🐟 "Swim" along as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user gavin45997 on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lipstick Darter (Nothonotus chuckwachatte)
🐟 "Swim" along as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user gavin45997 on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lipstick Darter (Nothonotus chuckwachatte)
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🍃#DYK katydids are masters of disguise?
✨"Blend" in with us as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user mscall on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lesser Anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve)
✨"Blend" in with us as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user mscall on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lesser Anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve)
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🍃#DYK katydids are masters of disguise?
✨"Blend" in with us as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user mscall on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lesser Anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve)
✨"Blend" in with us as we highlight our #SpecimenoftheWeek while we compete to win the Marble Bowl!
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user mscall on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Lesser Anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve)
✨Meet David! ✨
🐠David has worked extensively on fishes in the southeastern US and South America. He enjoys fieldwork and you can find him wading through the
streams!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐠David has worked extensively on fishes in the southeastern US and South America. He enjoys fieldwork and you can find him wading through the
streams!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
✨Meet David! ✨
🐠David has worked extensively on fishes in the southeastern US and South America. He enjoys fieldwork and you can find him wading through the
streams!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐠David has worked extensively on fishes in the southeastern US and South America. He enjoys fieldwork and you can find him wading through the
streams!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
✨ Meet Taylor! ✨
🐍Taylor is an AUTeach Outreach Intern studying Genetics & Science Education. She loves sharing the museum’s work through outreach events and teaching others about our snakes!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐍Taylor is an AUTeach Outreach Intern studying Genetics & Science Education. She loves sharing the museum’s work through outreach events and teaching others about our snakes!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
October 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
✨ Meet Taylor! ✨
🐍Taylor is an AUTeach Outreach Intern studying Genetics & Science Education. She loves sharing the museum’s work through outreach events and teaching others about our snakes!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐍Taylor is an AUTeach Outreach Intern studying Genetics & Science Education. She loves sharing the museum’s work through outreach events and teaching others about our snakes!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🦴🌻Bones & Blooms🌻🦴
Join us TOMORROW
📍Davis Arboretum, 181 Garden Drive
🕙 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 25
🎟️ Free admission | Great for all ages
Join us TOMORROW
📍Davis Arboretum, 181 Garden Drive
🕙 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 25
🎟️ Free admission | Great for all ages
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🦴🌻Bones & Blooms🌻🦴
Join us TOMORROW
📍Davis Arboretum, 181 Garden Drive
🕙 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 25
🎟️ Free admission | Great for all ages
Join us TOMORROW
📍Davis Arboretum, 181 Garden Drive
🕙 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 25
🎟️ Free admission | Great for all ages
✨ Meet Melissa! ✨
🪲Melissa, our Staff Curator of Entomology, studies Odonates, or dragonflies, and cares for 500K+ pinned insects!
She loves raising caterpillars with her kids & adventures with her pup.
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🪲Melissa, our Staff Curator of Entomology, studies Odonates, or dragonflies, and cares for 500K+ pinned insects!
She loves raising caterpillars with her kids & adventures with her pup.
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
✨ Meet Melissa! ✨
🪲Melissa, our Staff Curator of Entomology, studies Odonates, or dragonflies, and cares for 500K+ pinned insects!
She loves raising caterpillars with her kids & adventures with her pup.
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🪲Melissa, our Staff Curator of Entomology, studies Odonates, or dragonflies, and cares for 500K+ pinned insects!
She loves raising caterpillars with her kids & adventures with her pup.
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
Happy #heyday from #aumnh
We had so much fun at #COSAMOutreach #destinationSTEM
#auburnuniversity #cosam
We had so much fun at #COSAMOutreach #destinationSTEM
#auburnuniversity #cosam
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy #heyday from #aumnh
We had so much fun at #COSAMOutreach #destinationSTEM
#auburnuniversity #cosam
We had so much fun at #COSAMOutreach #destinationSTEM
#auburnuniversity #cosam
🐝 #DKY bumblebees are expert pollinators thanks to BUZZ pollination? They use vibrations from their wings to shake pollen loose from flowers!
💛 BEEcome part of our #Marblebowl team to get highlighted on our #SpecimenoftheWeek 🏆
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dora74 on #inaturalist
💛 BEEcome part of our #Marblebowl team to get highlighted on our #SpecimenoftheWeek 🏆
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dora74 on #inaturalist
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🐝 #DKY bumblebees are expert pollinators thanks to BUZZ pollination? They use vibrations from their wings to shake pollen loose from flowers!
💛 BEEcome part of our #Marblebowl team to get highlighted on our #SpecimenoftheWeek 🏆
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dora74 on #inaturalist
💛 BEEcome part of our #Marblebowl team to get highlighted on our #SpecimenoftheWeek 🏆
🔗 aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dora74 on #inaturalist
✨ Meet Michelle! ✨
🕷 Michelle Simpson, our Outreach Administrator, runs programs that connect people with nature. She loves Alabama’s biodiversity & inspiring the
next generation of conservationists!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🕷 Michelle Simpson, our Outreach Administrator, runs programs that connect people with nature. She loves Alabama’s biodiversity & inspiring the
next generation of conservationists!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
✨ Meet Michelle! ✨
🕷 Michelle Simpson, our Outreach Administrator, runs programs that connect people with nature. She loves Alabama’s biodiversity & inspiring the
next generation of conservationists!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🕷 Michelle Simpson, our Outreach Administrator, runs programs that connect people with nature. She loves Alabama’s biodiversity & inspiring the
next generation of conservationists!
📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🍁Happy Fall Y’all 🍂
Get outside to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather, goldenrod blooms, and native pollinators 🌻🐝
#fridayfeels #autumnvibes #autumn #goldenrod #nativebees #fallblooms #getoutside
Get outside to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather, goldenrod blooms, and native pollinators 🌻🐝
#fridayfeels #autumnvibes #autumn #goldenrod #nativebees #fallblooms #getoutside
October 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🍁Happy Fall Y’all 🍂
Get outside to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather, goldenrod blooms, and native pollinators 🌻🐝
#fridayfeels #autumnvibes #autumn #goldenrod #nativebees #fallblooms #getoutside
Get outside to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather, goldenrod blooms, and native pollinators 🌻🐝
#fridayfeels #autumnvibes #autumn #goldenrod #nativebees #fallblooms #getoutside
🍄This fungi is in the mood for Spooky Season by sporting its Halloween colors! Chanterelles are known as "The Jack-o-Lantern mushroom" because their orange color!🎃
Join our #MarbleBowl team: aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dattijfish on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Chanterelles (Genus Cantharellus)
Join our #MarbleBowl team: aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dattijfish on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Chanterelles (Genus Cantharellus)
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🍄This fungi is in the mood for Spooky Season by sporting its Halloween colors! Chanterelles are known as "The Jack-o-Lantern mushroom" because their orange color!🎃
Join our #MarbleBowl team: aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dattijfish on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Chanterelles (Genus Cantharellus)
Join our #MarbleBowl team: aub.ie/marblebowlAU
✨Credit user dattijfish on @inaturalist.bsky.social
✨Chanterelles (Genus Cantharellus)
✨ Meet Emery! ✨
📚 Emery’s our AUTeach Outreach Intern & helps run educational programs/events. She’s a Biology & Science Education student who loves seeing students excited about discovering nature!
Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
📚 Emery’s our AUTeach Outreach Intern & helps run educational programs/events. She’s a Biology & Science Education student who loves seeing students excited about discovering nature!
Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
✨ Meet Emery! ✨
📚 Emery’s our AUTeach Outreach Intern & helps run educational programs/events. She’s a Biology & Science Education student who loves seeing students excited about discovering nature!
Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
📚 Emery’s our AUTeach Outreach Intern & helps run educational programs/events. She’s a Biology & Science Education student who loves seeing students excited about discovering nature!
Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
✨ Meet Wendy! ✨
🦇 Dr. Wendy Hood, Professor & Curator of Mammals, studies animal physiology & mitochondria. She’s tracked seals, bats, & more, and loves wildlife tracking!
📍Meet the amazing team behind our museum on #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🦇 Dr. Wendy Hood, Professor & Curator of Mammals, studies animal physiology & mitochondria. She’s tracked seals, bats, & more, and loves wildlife tracking!
📍Meet the amazing team behind our museum on #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
September 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
✨ Meet Wendy! ✨
🦇 Dr. Wendy Hood, Professor & Curator of Mammals, studies animal physiology & mitochondria. She’s tracked seals, bats, & more, and loves wildlife tracking!
📍Meet the amazing team behind our museum on #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🦇 Dr. Wendy Hood, Professor & Curator of Mammals, studies animal physiology & mitochondria. She’s tracked seals, bats, & more, and loves wildlife tracking!
📍Meet the amazing team behind our museum on #MeetTheTeamMonday!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
✨ Meet Jon! ✨
🐟 Dr. Jon Armbruster, our Director & Curator of Fishes, explores freshwater fish biodiversity worldwide. He loves expanding our knowledge of Earth’s diversity!
📍Discover the people who bring our museum alive! #MuseumMonday
#MeetTheTeamMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐟 Dr. Jon Armbruster, our Director & Curator of Fishes, explores freshwater fish biodiversity worldwide. He loves expanding our knowledge of Earth’s diversity!
📍Discover the people who bring our museum alive! #MuseumMonday
#MeetTheTeamMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
✨ Meet Jon! ✨
🐟 Dr. Jon Armbruster, our Director & Curator of Fishes, explores freshwater fish biodiversity worldwide. He loves expanding our knowledge of Earth’s diversity!
📍Discover the people who bring our museum alive! #MuseumMonday
#MeetTheTeamMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐟 Dr. Jon Armbruster, our Director & Curator of Fishes, explores freshwater fish biodiversity worldwide. He loves expanding our knowledge of Earth’s diversity!
📍Discover the people who bring our museum alive! #MuseumMonday
#MeetTheTeamMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🌿✈️ Are you a student ready for an adventure of a lifetime?
Spend Spring Break 2026 exploring Costa Rica!
📍La Selva Biological Station • Volcano Arenal • Palo Verde National Park
🗓️ March 6-13, 2026
⭐️ Apply by October 8th: aub.ie/CostaRica
🐒☀️🐍🐠🐛🌳
Spend Spring Break 2026 exploring Costa Rica!
📍La Selva Biological Station • Volcano Arenal • Palo Verde National Park
🗓️ March 6-13, 2026
⭐️ Apply by October 8th: aub.ie/CostaRica
🐒☀️🐍🐠🐛🌳
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🌿✈️ Are you a student ready for an adventure of a lifetime?
Spend Spring Break 2026 exploring Costa Rica!
📍La Selva Biological Station • Volcano Arenal • Palo Verde National Park
🗓️ March 6-13, 2026
⭐️ Apply by October 8th: aub.ie/CostaRica
🐒☀️🐍🐠🐛🌳
Spend Spring Break 2026 exploring Costa Rica!
📍La Selva Biological Station • Volcano Arenal • Palo Verde National Park
🗓️ March 6-13, 2026
⭐️ Apply by October 8th: aub.ie/CostaRica
🐒☀️🐍🐠🐛🌳
✨ Meet Emmy! ✨
🦞 Emmy Delekta is our Staff Curator & Collections Manager of
Invertebrate Zoology. She cares for our invertebrate collections!
🤩Her favorite part of the job? Every day is different!
📍Stay tuned for next #MuseumMonday!
#aumnh #MeetTheTeamMonday #auburnuniversity
🦞 Emmy Delekta is our Staff Curator & Collections Manager of
Invertebrate Zoology. She cares for our invertebrate collections!
🤩Her favorite part of the job? Every day is different!
📍Stay tuned for next #MuseumMonday!
#aumnh #MeetTheTeamMonday #auburnuniversity
September 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
✨ Meet Emmy! ✨
🦞 Emmy Delekta is our Staff Curator & Collections Manager of
Invertebrate Zoology. She cares for our invertebrate collections!
🤩Her favorite part of the job? Every day is different!
📍Stay tuned for next #MuseumMonday!
#aumnh #MeetTheTeamMonday #auburnuniversity
🦞 Emmy Delekta is our Staff Curator & Collections Manager of
Invertebrate Zoology. She cares for our invertebrate collections!
🤩Her favorite part of the job? Every day is different!
📍Stay tuned for next #MuseumMonday!
#aumnh #MeetTheTeamMonday #auburnuniversity
THANK YOU to all our supporters who helped us reach our #tigergivingday goal!!
Blue is so excited for his new habitat!
Blue is so excited for his new habitat!
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
THANK YOU to all our supporters who helped us reach our #tigergivingday goal!!
Blue is so excited for his new habitat!
Blue is so excited for his new habitat!
Tiger Giving Day is HERE! Help us build a new habitat for Blue, the Eastern Indigo Snake! 🐍
Give today⬇️
🔗 aub.ie/TGD25Blue
Give today⬇️
🔗 aub.ie/TGD25Blue
September 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tiger Giving Day is HERE! Help us build a new habitat for Blue, the Eastern Indigo Snake! 🐍
Give today⬇️
🔗 aub.ie/TGD25Blue
Give today⬇️
🔗 aub.ie/TGD25Blue
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
✨Meet Tom!✨
🦖Dr. Tom Cullen, Assistant Professor & Curator of Paleontology, researches how ancient ecosystems evolved and loves fossil hunting!
📍 Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people behind the museum!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🦖Dr. Tom Cullen, Assistant Professor & Curator of Paleontology, researches how ancient ecosystems evolved and loves fossil hunting!
📍 Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people behind the museum!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
September 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
✨Meet Tom!✨
🦖Dr. Tom Cullen, Assistant Professor & Curator of Paleontology, researches how ancient ecosystems evolved and loves fossil hunting!
📍 Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people behind the museum!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🦖Dr. Tom Cullen, Assistant Professor & Curator of Paleontology, researches how ancient ecosystems evolved and loves fossil hunting!
📍 Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people behind the museum!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🔍 Join us at our Open House for a behind the scenes look at AUMNH!
📅 Wed. Sept 3 | 5:30–7 PM
✨ Explore our collections
✨ Meet the curators
✨ Discover Auburn’s biodiversity
📍 Auburn University Museum of Natural History
🎟️ Free + open to the public!
#aumnh #auburnuniversity
📅 Wed. Sept 3 | 5:30–7 PM
✨ Explore our collections
✨ Meet the curators
✨ Discover Auburn’s biodiversity
📍 Auburn University Museum of Natural History
🎟️ Free + open to the public!
#aumnh #auburnuniversity
August 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🔍 Join us at our Open House for a behind the scenes look at AUMNH!
📅 Wed. Sept 3 | 5:30–7 PM
✨ Explore our collections
✨ Meet the curators
✨ Discover Auburn’s biodiversity
📍 Auburn University Museum of Natural History
🎟️ Free + open to the public!
#aumnh #auburnuniversity
📅 Wed. Sept 3 | 5:30–7 PM
✨ Explore our collections
✨ Meet the curators
✨ Discover Auburn’s biodiversity
📍 Auburn University Museum of Natural History
🎟️ Free + open to the public!
#aumnh #auburnuniversity
✨ Meet Curtis! ✨
🌿 Curtis loves introducing people to plants and lichens through talks, field trips, and outreach programs!
📍Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people who make the museum come alive behind the scenes!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🌿 Curtis loves introducing people to plants and lichens through talks, field trips, and outreach programs!
📍Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people who make the museum come alive behind the scenes!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
August 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
✨ Meet Curtis! ✨
🌿 Curtis loves introducing people to plants and lichens through talks, field trips, and outreach programs!
📍Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people who make the museum come alive behind the scenes!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🌿 Curtis loves introducing people to plants and lichens through talks, field trips, and outreach programs!
📍Stay tuned each #MeetTheTeamMonday as we highlight the amazing people who make the museum come alive behind the scenes!
#MuseumMonday #aumnh #auburnuniversity
🐝🌻From the Field Friday, with the #GreatSoutheastPollinatorCensus, August 22-24!
🌸Pick a plant
⏱️Watch your plant for 15 minutes
🪲Count and categorize using the insect counting data sheet
👩🏻💻Submit your data GSePC.org
🌸Pick a plant
⏱️Watch your plant for 15 minutes
🪲Count and categorize using the insect counting data sheet
👩🏻💻Submit your data GSePC.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🐝🌻From the Field Friday, with the #GreatSoutheastPollinatorCensus, August 22-24!
🌸Pick a plant
⏱️Watch your plant for 15 minutes
🪲Count and categorize using the insect counting data sheet
👩🏻💻Submit your data GSePC.org
🌸Pick a plant
⏱️Watch your plant for 15 minutes
🪲Count and categorize using the insect counting data sheet
👩🏻💻Submit your data GSePC.org
In our Shiny Bug Era 💖🪲🦋❤️🔥
#ts12 #theshinybugcollection #entomology #beetles #truebug #naturalhistory #aumnh
#ts12 #theshinybugcollection #entomology #beetles #truebug #naturalhistory #aumnh
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In our Shiny Bug Era 💖🪲🦋❤️🔥
#ts12 #theshinybugcollection #entomology #beetles #truebug #naturalhistory #aumnh
#ts12 #theshinybugcollection #entomology #beetles #truebug #naturalhistory #aumnh