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NHM's Bug Guy Reveals Backyard Hidden Treasures
If you like bugs, the Natural History Museum in South LA is a great place to see them up close. Right now, there's a huge collection of real live butterflies fluttering through September. Brent Karner, the museum's official bug guy, says you don't need to go all the way to NHM to see some amazing creatures: he met with Ilsa Setziol and several kids in her San Gabriel backyard.
Brent Karner shows off a grasshopper
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Ilsa Setziol
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If you like bugs, the Natural History Museum in South LA is a great place to see them up close. Right now, there's a huge collection of real live butterflies fluttering through September. Brent Karner, the museum's official bug guy, says you don't need to go all the way to NHM to see some amazing creatures: he met with Ilsa Setziol and several kids in her San Gabriel backyard.

If you like bugs, the Natural History Museum in South LA is a great place to see them up close. Right now, there's a huge collection of real live butterflies fluttering through September. Brent Karner, the museum's official bug guy, says you don't need to go all the way to NHM to see some amazing creatures: he met with Ilsa Setziol and several kids in her San Gabriel backyard.