@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged intriguinginsects This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 69 posts and this is page 6 of 6. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

See “The Intriguing World of Insects” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/McPBuOIH0Z #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 24, 2019.

Other insects carve wood out to create nesting cavities for their young. Openings caused by insects allow fungi and bacteria to penetrate wood and help recycle the nutrients. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 24, 2019.

Some insects, such as termites, have evolved the ability to feed on dead and dying trees. Termites are able to digest wood thanks to symbiotic bacteria and protozoa in their “stomach” that break down cellulose into fatty acids they can digest. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 24, 2019.

See “The Intriguing World of Insects” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/McPBuOIH0Z #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 14, 2019.

Ladybugs come in a variety of colors and sizes. Brightly colored species are toxic—they exude a small, yellow drop of insect blood from their leg joints that tastes bad to predators, such as birds and lizards, who can see color. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 14, 2019.

Ladybird beetles, also known as ladybugs, all belong to the beetle family Coccinellidae. https://t.co/McPBuOIH0Z #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 14, 2019.

See “The Intriguing World of Insects” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/McPBuOIH0Z #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 06, 2019.

Do you know that butterflies are a type of moth? They evolved from moth ancestors around 70 million years ago. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on May 06, 2019.

What's going on at the museum? One of our preparators, Thai, is starting work on a mount for our upcoming insects’ exhibition. All of the mounts in our exhibitions are built in-house by our team of fantastic preparators. #museumlife #behindthescenes #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on April 18, 2019.