Photos: Urban wildlife

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County plans to collect and catalog plants and animals that thrive in streets and neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

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April 13, 2016 9 PM PT

Brian V. Brown, head of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s Entomology Department, examines bugs in an outdoor trap at the museum.

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Brian V. Brown, head of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s Entomology Department, studies bugs at the museum.

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A snail on a 510-million-year-old rock at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

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Jars hold snake specimens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

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Herpetologist Greg Pauly holds a king snake at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

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Photos: Urban wildlife

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