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The Mammals Strike Back!

Posted: June 30, 2011 - 13:47 , by royal
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Exhibitions and Galleries, Natural History, Videos and podcasts, What's New, Biodiversity, Nature, Research
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After our recent post about mouse-eating frogs, Burton Lim of the mammalogy department, one of the ROM’s bat experts, decided to fight back for the mammals. Behold Trachops cirrhosus, the frog-eating bat!

From the Field: The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project… Week 2

Posted: June 27, 2011 - 12:17 , by royal
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From the Field, What's New, World Culture, Archaeology, History, Research
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By Daniel Kwan, Gallery Facilitator and Volunteer

From the Field: The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project…Week 1

Posted: June 23, 2011 - 08:56 , by royal
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From the Field, What's New, World Culture, Archaeology, History, Research
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By Daniel Kwan, Gallery Facillitator and Volunteer

At the precise moment that this blog posts is being written, I am sitting in the comfort of the locally run Ayola Cafe in the city of Madaba, Jordan. You’re probably wondering why I am writing this blog post from Jordan. The answer is simple, I’m an archaeologist!

I think I have bedbugs, what should I do?

Posted: June 20, 2011 - 14:02 , by ROM
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Natural History, Bugs, Nature, Research
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In the months ahead, we will look at some of the critters that share our spaces. We hope you will discover how to identify some of the insects and other arthropods that share your home and better understand these amazing creatures. The first bug we will examine are bed bugs (Cimex lectularius).

Due to the increase of bed bugs in Toronto over the past 10 years, ROM Entomology often receives questions from the public about these pests. However, please note that there are many types of insects found in homes and most of them are not bed bugs!