Antonia Guidotti, is an Entomology Technician at the ROM. WHAT IS A BEE? Bees, ants, and wasps belong to the scientific order Hymenoptera, whose members have four transparent wings in at least one

( Cimex lectularius) since the early 2000s, has resulted in heightened concern from people who find insects in their home. “Is it a bed bug?” is a common question posed to ROM entomologists. It may be

This week, I want to write about beads. Two weeks ago, I was at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada national conference, (SSHRC Congress), as part of the meeting of the

The Bison Collaborative, made up of four of Canada’s leading environmental organizations – Parks Canada, Earth Rangers, Toronto Zoo and the Royal Ontario Museum – awarded Alexander Muth, age 11, from

To Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) winner Nick Kanakis, all snakes are adorable. Even the venomous ones that hiss, rattle, and bite. This obsession began when he was just a toddler. According

Asked to name just one species of insect that migrates, most people could easily name the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). This charismatic species is known for its phenomenal trek to Mexico in

TORONTO, CANADA (May 11, 2020) -- New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction

Leslie is a BIG fan of the museum and is always tweeting away when she visits so it was nice to meet her in real life last week at our 3rd #EmptyROM tour. Here are some of her wonderful photos! For

On August 19th we welcomed 10 lucky people for our first #emptyROM tour. The concept is not new, but new to Toronto. One of the photogrpahers that took part was Jamaal Merrick, better known as

North Atlantic right whales are large baleen whales, measuring 14 to 18 metres in length and weighing 30 to 70 metric tons or more. Being large, slow swimmers who could be pursued by small boats

In 2014-2016, ROM received a collection of rare photographs, documents and artifacts once belonging to Clement Williams, one of the first Europeans to live in the Kingdom of Ava (Kingdom of Burma)