A fab morning installing a mini exhibition for the ‘Wonderous Oceans’ event this weekend at National Museum Cardiff. The family event will look at the amazing life in the sea as well as plastics in the oceans and what we can do about it.

H am Homalopteon, trilobit hynod hardd o lannau’r afon Gwy #Trilobit #yrwyddor. H is for Homalopteon, handsome specimen from the banks of the River Wye #TrilobiteTuesday #alphabet

As well as our museum curators we have a variety of partners here @StFagans_Museum for our #celebrationOfNature event today. Come along today and find out about nature on your doorstep

Find out about the diversity of plants across the globe. From the largest seed in the world to carnivorous plants, come and meet our botanists @StFagans_Museum today #celebrationofnature

Find out about camouflage and mimicry in insects with out entomologists, and why not build your very own stick insect! Today @StFagans_Museum #Celebrationofnature

And what about a self guided tree quiz? Can you recognise your Beech from your Horse Chestnut? Find out more @StFagans_Museum today #CelebrationOfNature

Whilst we approach the summer holidays why not find out the amazing life on our shores with our team of marine biologists. Come along to our #CelebrationOfNature event @StFagans_Museum today 🦐🪼🐙🦑🦀🪱🦪🐚

On this scorching 🥵 day why not cool off by talking to our palaeontologists @StFagans_Museum about the ice age! 🦣🧊 today for our #CelebrationOfNature event

We are @StFagans_Museum today for the #CelebrationOfNature event. Come along and find out about the wonderful collections of @AmgueddfaCymru such as these bird specimens

G am Gravicalymene, creadur gosgeiddig iawn! #Trilobit #yrwyddor. G is for Gravicalymene, in a graceful pose for #TrilobiteTuesday #alphabet.@AmgueddfaCymru @Museum_Cardiff

Belated International #PolychaeteDay with these beautiful marine bristle worm images taken by the scientific staff @Museum_Cardiff #WormWednesday

RT @ZSLLibrary: Today is #PolychaeteDay🪱.This stunning illustration is from "Leodicidae of the West Indian Region" by Aaron Louis Treadwell….

F am Flexicalymene. Creadur bach hyblyg gydag wyneb rhychiog #Trilobit #yrwyddor. F is for Flexicalymene, flexible friend with a furrowed face. #TrilobiteTuesday #alphabet

RT @KatieMortimerJ1: Book today for our Wonderous Oceans event @Museum_Cardiff .🪼🐙🦑🦞🐠🐳🐡🦭🦈🐋🦀.

Preserved in ‘Fool’s Gold’ (iron pyrite), this graptolite from Parys Mountain on Anglesey looks like a metal saw blade #FossilFriday 🪚

Mae graptolit hwn, o Fynydd Parys ar Ynys Môn, wedi cael ei gadw mewn ‘Aur Ffyliaid’ (pyrit haearn). Mae’n edrych fel llafn llif metel #FossilFriday 🪚

RT @KatieMortimerJ1: I had the great pleasure of attending Salvage Training this week at work. A fantastic course aimed at familiarising st….

RT @NHM_Science: A surprising number of UK moth species are active during the day. If you’re out for a sunny walk this #InsectWeek - you co….