100 Treasures - Beaty Biodiversity Museum

100 Treasures

Here are 100 of our favourite things!

Krill; Euphausiacea; San Lucas, Baja, CA; Collected by M.H.N

Marine Invertebrates

Trilobite family; Redlichiida; 510-560 Ma; Ft. Steele, Cranbrook, BC

Fossils

California root borer; Prionus californicus; 1997; Osoyoos, BC; Collected by GGE Scudder

Entomology

“John Davidson’s field kit; City of Vancouver Archives reference number AM505-S1-: CVA 660-663; 1910; BC; Collected by John Davidson”

Herbarium

“Man-eating clam; Tridacna gigas; Indo-Pacific; Collected by Killam”

Marine Invertebrates

“Melanotus textilis; 1982; BC; Collected by Paul Kroeger”

Herbarium

“Tegu; Salvator merianae; 1990s; Collected by Bill Milsom”

Tetrapods

“Passenger pigeon; Ectopistes migratorius; ON; Collected by H.J Baker / ROM”

Tetrapods

“Red tree coral; Primnoa pacifica; BC”

Marine Invertebrates

“Saskatoon serviceberry; Amelanchier alnifolia; 1970; BC; Collected by Nancy Turner”

Herbarium Canadian

“Hover fly; Sericomyia chalcopyga; 1915; Vancouver, BC”

Entomology

“Giant Pacific octopus; Enteroctopus dofleini”

Marine Invertebrates

“Sockeye salmon; Oncorhynchus nerka”

Fishes

“Great green turban; Turbo marmoratus; Indo-Pacific”

Marine Invertebrates

“Great spirit gummy bear; Pseudohydnum gelatinosum; Collected by B Didier”

Herbarium

“Speckled dace; Rhinichthys osculus”

Fishes

“Eight-spotted skimmer; Libellula forensis; 1978/1984; Vernon/Oliver, BC; Collected by RA, RJ, SG Cannings”

Entomology

“Northern abalone or pinto abalone; Haliotis kamtschatkana”

Marine Invertebrates

“Longfin gunnel; Pholis clemensi; BC”

Fishes

“Musk Ox; Ovibos moschatus; 1976; NT; Collected by Zonailo Family”

Tetrapods

“Paper watercolors and spore prints; Shaggy mane; Coprinus comatus; Early 1900′s; BC; Collected by Albert Hills”

Herbarium

“Blacktip shark jaws; Carcharhinus limbatus”

Fishes

“Common paper nautilus; Argonauta argo; warm worldwide seas”

Marine Invertebrates

“Western spotted skunk; Spilogale gracilis; 2013; West Vancouver, BC; Collected by Wildlife Rescue Association Burnaby BC”

Tetrapods

“Morris the Crested Myna; Acridotheres cristatellus; 2007; Irene and Clint Davy”

Tetrapods

“Crustose coralline algae on wine bottle; Corallinales; 1972; WA; Collected by Phil Lebednik”

Herbarium

“Northwestern salamander; Ambystoma gracile; 1930; Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Society, Vancouver, BC; Collected by Gertrude M. Smith”

Tetrapods

“Cow path tiger beetle; Cicindela purpurea audubonii; 1981; Penticton, BC; Collected by RA Cannings”

Entomology

““A breath of the sea” Souvenir of Santa Cruz; 1889; CA; Collected by Emily Brand”

Herbarium

“Graptolite; Monograptus sp.; 444 - 416 Ma”

Fossils

“Lorax jumping spider; Lapsias lorax; November 9, 2010; Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador; Collected by Wayne Maddison”

Entomology

“Western red cedar; Thuja plicata; 1950s; BC”

Herbarium

“Nummulite; Foraminifera; 40 Ma”

Fossils

“Trilobite; Isotelus rex; 455 Ma”

Fossils

“Fingered goblet or vase sponge; Heterochone calyx; July 1, 2010; Between Vancouver Island, BC and Haida Gwaii; 400 feet depth”

Marine Invertebrates

“Velvet ant; Pseudomethoca propinqua; 1983; Penticton, BC; Collected by SG Cannings”

Entomology

“Great auk; Pinguinus impennis; Funk Island, NL; Collected by D H Pimlott”

Tetrapods

“Dinosaur egg; Possibly Dendroolithus sp.; 70 Ma; China”

Fossil

“Eulachon; Thaleichthys pacificus; Central Coast”

Fishes

“Ribbed pine borer; Rhagium inquisitor; 1910; Terrace, BC; Collected by Mrs. Hippisley”

Entomology

“Common wart-hog; Phacochoerus africanus; 1994; South Africa; Collected by Richard Singletary”

Tetrapods

“Department of Agriculture, Reference Collection of Economic and Weed Seeds; Dominion of Canada; 1911; Canada”

Herbarium

“Tuna; Thunnus sp.; Gulf of Mexico”

Fishes

“Pacific lamprey; Entosphenus tridentatus”

Fishes

“Marrella; Marella splendens; 520 Ma; Burgess Shale, BC; Collected by Walcott”

Fossil

“Cuckoo wasp; Chrysis provancheri; 1981; Whitehorse, YT; Collected by CS Guppy”

Entomology

“Ochre cushion; Hypocrea pulvinata; 2008; Observatory Hill, Vancouver Island, BC; Collected by Oluna Ceska”

Entomology

“American pygmy shrew; Sorex hoyi; 1931; Chilcotin Lake, BC; Collected by McT-Cowan”

Tetrapods

“Fungi Columbiani: being a second edition of Ellis & Everhart’s North American Fungi; 1894; North America; Collected by Ellis & Everhart”

Herbarium

“Cololejeunea macounii; 1889; Hastings Mill, Vancouver, BC; Collected by John Macoun”

Herbarium

“Golden V kelp; Aureophycus aleuticus; 2006; AK; Collected by Mandy Lindeberg”

Herbarium

“Sea scorpion; Eurypterida; 460 - 248 Ma”

Fossil

“Townsend’s vole; Microtus townsendii; 1970s; Collected by Charles Krebs”

Tetrapods

“Green peafowl; Pavo muticus; Domestic; Collected by Plato Mamo”

Tetrapods

“Giant elephant-bird egg; Aepyormis maximus; Madagascar; Collected by Michael C Whitlock”

Tetrapods

“Northern elephant seal; Mirounga angustirostris; 1944; Pine Island, Haida Gwaii, BC; Collected by Ivor Johnson”

Tetrapods

Yellow-banded day sphinx moth; Proserpinus flavofasciata; 1905; Vancouver, BC

Entomology

“Coho salmon; Oncorhynchus kisutch”

Fishes

“Butter clam; Saxidomus gigantea; BC”

Marine Invertebrates

“Ammonite; Pseudophyllites sp.; 400 Ma; Hornby Island, BC”

Fossil

“Attendees of the 50th Anniversary of the Entomological Society of BC; 1951; UBC Vancouver, BC”

Entomology

“Corn lily; Veratrum viride; 1900; BC; Collected by John Davidson”

Entomology

“Plant bug; Arhyssus rubrovenosus; 2004; Osoyoos, BC; Collected by GGE Scudder”

Entomology

“Pacific sphagnum; Sphagnum pacificum; 1999; Vancouver Island, BC; Collected by GK Golinski”

Herbarium

“Wrinkled bark beetle; Clinidium calcaratum; 1955/2015; UBC Vancouver, BC; Collected by B Hardy/CG Ratzlaff”

Entomology

“Rufous hummingbird; Selasphorus rufus; 2014; Collected by Kenneth Racey”

Tetrapods

“Sunflower star; Pycnopodia helianthoides; BC”

Marine Invertebrates

“Starry flounder; Platichthys stellatus; BC”

Fishes

“Porifera; Archaeocyatha; 525 Ma”

Fossil

“Arctic tumbleweed; Masonhalea richardsonii; 2001; AK; Collected by Talbot & Schofield”

Herbarium

“The Moore collection; 1980 - 2005; BC; Collected by Huber Moore”

Herbarium

“Trilobite tracks / nests; Rusophycus / Cruziana; 530 Ma”

Fossil

“I’iwi; Vestiaria coccinea; 1899; Keaau, HI; Collected by H W Henshaw”

Tetrapods

“Lesser goldfinch; Spinus psaltria witti; 1963; Islas Tres Marias, Mexico; Collected by Peter Grant”

Tetrapods

“Mountain goat; Oreamnos americana; 1907; Banff, AB; Collected by Major Brooks”

Tetrapods

“Varied Thrush; Ixoreus naevius naevius; 1941; Passage Island, Howe Sound, BC; Collected by McTaggart-Cowan”

Tetrapods

“Oregon spotted frog; Rana pretiosa; 2009”

Tetrapods

“Ichneumon wasp; Megarhyssa macrurus; 1953; Collected by WRM Mason”

Entomology

“Baler volute; Melo broderipii; Papua New Guinea; 345 mm length; Collected by Killam”

Marine Invertebrates

“Chain coral; Halysites sp.; 400 Ma”

Fossil

“Brotherella canadensis; 1968; Queen Charlotte Islands, BC; Collected by WB Schofield”

Herbarium

“Tiger lily; Lilium columbianum; 1916; BC; Collected by John Davidson”

Herbarium

“Easter island fishes”

Fishes

“Cyanobacteria; Marpolia spissa; 520 Ma; Burgess Shale, BC; Collected by Walcott - 1919”

Fossil

“Cladina mitis; 1961; Wells Gray, BC; Collected by Teuvo Ahti and Leena Hamet-Ahti”

Fossil

“Atlantic horseshoe crab; Limulus polyphemus”

Marine Invertebrates

“Hyracodon; Hyracodon nebraskensis; 32-36 Ma; White River, NE”

Fossil

“Dark-winged fungus gnat; Cramptonomyia spenceri; 1979; UBC Vancouver, BC; Collected by A Belshaw”

Entomology

“Baby ostrich; Strutio camelus; 1996; Domestic; Collected by D. Hancock”

Tetrapods

“Coelacanth; Coelacanthiformes”

Fishes Fossil

“Staghorn sculpin; Leptocottus armatus; October, 1955; Japan”

Fishes

“Bone-eating worm; Osedax frankpressi”

Marine Invertebrates

“Blue whale; Balaenoptera musculus; 1987; Tignish, PEI; Collected by Andrew Trites”

Tetrapods

“Chum Salmon; Oncorhynchus keta; Squamish River, BC”

Fishes

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