Washington, D.C. Problem: Problem: How to safely store and organize one of the world's largest collections of specimens, many of them in heavy specimen jars Solution: Solution: Cabinets with drawers and internal partitions Benets: Benets: Better security, reliability, and organization Products Used: Products Used: Cabinets with drawer partitions Cabinets with drawer partitions At the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History, one of the biggest storage challenges is posed by the smallest of creatures. The Department of Entomology's National Insect Collection includes 30-35 million individual specimens, making it the largest such collection in the Western Hemisphere and one of the top three worldwide. Each of the tiny specimens must be preserved in a way that keeps it safe from

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