On Exhibit

There are four interactive “What’s in a Name?” exhibit stations within the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Find them all to explore how different organisms are named. Learn to identify whether a plant is poison ivy or a look-alike, and investigate the closest relatives of honeybees. Discover the bizarre common names for some jellies (Purple People Eater and Fried Egg Jelly!) and unearth the tale of a giant 300-million-old predator. 

Exhibits

Honeybees
Dimetrodon
Jellies
Poison Ivy

Exhibit Map