The Illinois Natural History Survey (abbreviated as INHS), located on the campus of the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in
Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated
museums in the
United States
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, with collections totaling over 9.5 million specimens of
amphibians,
annelids,
birds,
crustaceans,
fish,
fungi,
insects,
mammals,
mollusks,
plants, and
reptiles from around the world.
It is part of the
Prairie Research Institute.
References
External links
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* Feltman, Rachel (July 30, 2014).
New cricket discovered in long-neglected amber collection" ''Washington Post''.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Natural history museums in Illinois
Natural Science Collections Alliance members
University museums in Illinois
1858 establishments in Illinois