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Illinois Natural History Survey
Established 1858
Location 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Type Natural History

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, 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.

  • Feltman, Rachel (July 30, 2014). "New cricket discovered in long-neglected amber collection." Washington Post.
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