{"id":625,"date":"2015-10-15T01:24:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T08:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2016-04-28T12:27:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T19:27:18","slug":"spiders-at-the-museum-of-natural-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/spiders-at-the-museum-of-natural-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiders at the Museum of Natural History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carla, Roger, and I visited Exposition Park to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.org\/site\/explore-exhibits\/special-exhibits\/spider-pavilion\" target=\"_blank\">Spider Pavilion<\/a> outside the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.org\/site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles County Natural History Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_852\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-852\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roger and Carla\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?w=1975&amp;ssl=1 1975w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150103x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger with his hat and Carla<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_855\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-855\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-855\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A school group entering the spider pavilion\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150105x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A school group entering the spider pavilion<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_853\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-853\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150117x.jpg?resize=375%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150117x.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150117x.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150117x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150117x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carla shooting a spider<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spider Pavilion\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150121.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_851\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-851\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Can you see the male spider?\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150107x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can you see the male spider? It&#8217;s small compared to the female.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We also wandered through some of the exhibits inside the museum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_849\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carla\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150126x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carla<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We ended up in fascinating\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.org\/site\/explore-exhibits\/permanent-exhibits\/gems-minerals\" target=\"_blank\">Gem and Mineral Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LACMHS Gem Room\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/family.riggslaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PA150125x.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carla, Roger, and I visited Exposition Park to see the Spider Pavilion outside the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. 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