{"id":17952,"date":"2023-10-27T22:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T05:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/?p=17952"},"modified":"2023-10-17T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:52:07","slug":"spiderman-would-love-it-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiderman Would Love It Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391655379_10228709751915875_5028662580042737409_n.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum has done the seemingly impossible &#8211; created an engaging, magical walk-through space to see spiders crafting their lacy webs, making a visit just as appealing as a visit to a butterfly pavilion. You know &#8211; the kind where you walk by and butterflies land on your shoulders and everyone oohs and ahs?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17952 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391679072_10228709749595817_1441695096896456101_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/391611740_10228709748995802_3626500500810860152_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391611740_10228709748995802_3626500500810860152_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391611740_10228709748995802_3626500500810860152_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387820908_10228709751755871_5629517507252628851_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387820908_10228709751755871_5629517507252628851_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387820908_10228709751755871_5629517507252628851_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387820908_10228709751755871_5629517507252628851_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387800595_10228709747955776_3954187070193159422_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387789274_10228709752675894_3923047930117299904_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387813512_10228709753715920_6508471994828674733_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Well, these spiders don&#8217;t land upon you &#8211; never fear &#8211; but you can get up and personal with red, white, and patterned arachnids as they weave their zig zag, circular, truly stunning orbs among flowers and plants. Misters moisten parts of the mesh-enclosed walk-through experience, because some of these amazing creatures are more at home in jungle weather than what Los Angeles can provide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387815637_10228709751195857_8771181276386640108_n.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an enclosed space, behind glass, you can take a look in at enclosed spider homes that house the kinds of spidery personnas you wouldn&#8217;t want to walk under, such as jumping spiders or tarantulas.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17952 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387798140_10228709751075854_3483708324731743771_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/391369211_10228709750475839_9052815422605619270_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Museum educators are standing by to identify types of spiders and webs and arachnoid habits. It&#8217;s incredibly fun and engaging all around &#8211; but sorry to report to all you Spiderman wannabes out there &#8211; no radioactive arachnoids here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-648x486.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n-256x192.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387786564_10228709753275909_2146345359315918431_n.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to roam inside the museum, too, to experience the beautifully revamped and welcoming dinosaur exhibition, an interactive, well-curated display that include a massive triceratops, the only pregnant plesiosaur fossil ever discovered, and a trio of T-Rexs, another &#8220;only at NHM&#8221; exhibit, featuring a baby, juvenile and sub-adult alongside other prehistoric predator companions. You can also view informative displays, view dinos from the mezzanine level above, and watch techs at work on uncovering dinosaur artifacts.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-17952 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/spiderman-would-love-it-here\/387811829_10228709748515790_2708260407784020585_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387811829_10228709748515790_2708260407784020585_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387811829_10228709748515790_2708260407784020585_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387811829_10228709748515790_2708260407784020585_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387787910_10228709750635843_8278802638187924012_n-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387787910_10228709750635843_8278802638187924012_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387787910_10228709750635843_8278802638187924012_n-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387787910_10228709750635843_8278802638187924012_n-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387787910_10228709750635843_8278802638187924012_n-1230x1230.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A new multimedia exhibition packed with fossils, video images, and plenty of history explores <em>LA Underwater<\/em>, locally-discovered fossils the define the topography of the city&#8217;s past and present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387805877_10228709753795922_3156151470318881502_n-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, 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Exploring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/7196\/\">the natural world<\/a> has always been a personal delight; the museum&#8217;s thoughtful curation makes it even more so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/387181282_10228709750555841_2227458088514815389_n.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit this wonderful resource any time, but The Spider Pavillion at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum is one more excellent reason to visit the museum this fall. 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