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The largest Navajo pitch basket known to exist is on display in our Collections Wall. Learn about the artist, Etta Rock, and the process of making a pitch basket.
When the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology came to Salt Lake City in October 2016, we got a chance to speak with some noted paleontologists about their work. Here's NHMU's Randy Irmis on imaging fossils and collaborative teams.
When the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology came to Salt Lake City in October 2016, we got a chance to speak with some noted paleontologists about their work. Here's Kay Behrensmeyer on using big data in paleontology as well as the field of taphonomy.
When the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology came to Salt Lake City in October 2016, we got a chance to speak with some noted paleontologists about their work. Here's Dan Ksepka on molecular biology and paleontology as well as the largest bird ever found.
Poison is all around us, but through instinct or teaching we manage to avoid it in our everyday lives. Here are seven of our favorite poisonous things that you should sidestep at all costs.
Venom is the word for poison that is injected, and animals have evolved some nifty ways to deliver their venom. Here's our top 5 list of unexpected venomous creatures on the planet.
The tarantula hawk, found in Utah, is a page out of a collection of horror stories. Beautiful, huge, painful, and parasitic - it's a wasp that tops the Sting Pain Index and finds its way into NHMU's "The Power of Poison" exhibit.
We don't often associate arachnids and maternal care, but our Invertebrate Collections Manager, Christy Bills, shares a story about an intimidating spider found here in Utah that might just melt your heart.
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany is a high-elevation evergreen found throughout Utah and the western U.S. The fact that it's actually a part of the rose family is just one of its remarkable traits.
![[image] Largest Navajo Pitch Basket](/sites/default/files/pitchpot-blogheader2.jpg)
![[image] A Conversation with NHMU's Randy Irmis](/sites/default/files/Randy-headerdimensions.jpg)
![[image] Paleontologist Kay Behrensmeyer Visits Salt Lake City](/sites/default/files/Kaybehrensmeyer_blogheader.jpg)
![[image] Paleontologist Dan Ksepka Visits Salt Lake City](/sites/default/files/DanKsepka_blogheader.jpg)
![[image] Top 7 Poisonous Encounters in Nature](/sites/default/files/BluePoisonDartFrog-blogheader.jpg)
![[image] Top 5 Venomous Encounters in Nature](/sites/default/files/Large-eyed-pit-viper-blogheader.jpg)
![[image] The Dracula of Wasps](/sites/default/files/TarantulaHawk.jpg)
![[image] From a Utah Hike: A Carolina Wolf Spider Story](/sites/default/files/CarolinaWolfSpider-blogheader.jpg)
![[image] Jar of Snakes](/sites/default/files/Jar_of_snakes-blogheader.jpg)
![[image] Mountain Mahogany: One Tough Rose](/sites/default/files/MtnMahogany-atsummit-blogheader.jpg)