ALERT: There’s a top secret crew cleaning up the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Meet nature’s tiniest janitors - dermestid beetles! 

These incredible insects have the grossest (but coolest) job ever: they eat away all the flesh from animal specimens, leaving behind pristine bones for scientists to study. We're going through a maze of the museum to get a behind the scenes to check out thousands of these beetles.

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Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/ 

ALERT:&nbsp;There&rsquo;s a top secret crew cleaning up the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Meet nature&rsquo;s tiniest janitors - dermestid beetles!&nbsp;
These incredible insects have the grossest (but coolest) job ever: they eat away all the flesh from animal specimens, leaving behind pristine bones for scientists to study. We're going through a maze of the museum to get a behind the scenes to check out thousands of these beetles.
Psssst! Get in on the fun:
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Grab our free activity book: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens">https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens</a>
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Text &lsquo;spectacular&rsquo;&nbsp; to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club
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And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at <a href="mailto:spectacular@kuow.org">spectacular@kuow.org</a>
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Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/">https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/</a>&nbsp;

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth. 

Join Brandi and Paige as they open drawers, cabinets, and freezers full of specimens (a.k.a: dead animals used for research) at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. In each episode, they’ll unlock exciting discoveries about one of our planet’s most remarkable creatures and learn how they can help us solve the mysteries of our living world. 

Spectacular Specimens is a production of KUOW, part of the NPR Network, in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. 

Download the Spectacular Specimens Listen-Along Activity Book and complete a fun activity paired with each episode. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes

 

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth.&nbsp;
Join Brandi and Paige as they open drawers, cabinets, and freezers full of specimens (a.k.a: dead animals used for research) at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. In each episode, they&rsquo;ll unlock exciting discoveries about one of our planet&rsquo;s most remarkable creatures and learn how they can help us solve the mysteries of our living world.&nbsp;
Spectacular Specimens is a production of KUOW, part of the NPR Network, in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.burkemuseum.org/">Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture</a>.&nbsp; <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/spectacular-specimens-activity-book/">Download the Spectacular Specimens Listen-Along Activity Book</a> and complete a fun activity paired with each episode.&nbsp;
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Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes">www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes</a>
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