(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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Become a Patron of the Annual Fund

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Help us raise £250,000 to build a new state-of-the-art specimen preservation facility, to care for the collections at the Museum.

Become a Patron of the Annual Fund and help save our specimens.

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We urgently need your support. Help us protect the unique collections so visitors and scientists can continue exploring the natural world into the future.

How is the specimen preservation facility different to the new Darwin Centre?

We need this new facility in addition to the Darwin Centre building which houses over 20 million insect and plant specimens. It is envisaged that more specimens will travel to and from the Darwin Centre as it thrives in global scientific significance.

Your support will be acknowledged by a Patron membership card, 10 complimentary tickets for family members and friends and a private tour of the state-of-the-art facility once it has been built.

For more information or a brochure please contact Katharine Barrow on +44 (0)20 7942 5906 or email us.

Find out more about our urgent appeal.