Entries from Londonist tagged with 'giantsquid'
April 11, 2008
"Oh, the flesh-eating beetles are in there," shrugs our guide, pointing to a locked door. This is the Darwin Centre, where a gruesome surprise lurks around every corner. The annexe to the Natural History Museum holds some 22 million biological specimens bottled up in jars - it's like walking into David Attenborough's Facebook account. Much of the collection is freely available to anyone who wants to see it, and is stored over eight floors,......
Continue Reading "Where To See A Giant Squid And A Pickled Pangolin"March 1, 2006
The BBC have some interesting stats on the Giant Squid on display at the Natural History Museum and there's another image gallery here. But what you really want to see is behind the scenes footage of the thing being slopped around Carry On style by staff:......
Continue Reading "Squid's In"