(a species of owlet moth (Noctuid)) Some caterpillars, after they emerge from their egg, can increase their weight by 25,000 times.

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Our scientists helped identify factors affecting the decline of the British bumblebee. You can support our work and contribute to similar projects by donating to the Museum now.

£10 could buy a box of 500 pins to display specimens
£20 could buy a beekeeper hat and veil
£30 could frame and glaze a Museum artwork
£50 could pay for special specimen storage equipment
£100 could pay for a microscope
£250 could buy a beehive

‘With the natural world in crisis, the work of the Museum has never been more relevant and important.’

Mike Dixon, Director of the Museum

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