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- Collection: Symbols of Our State
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State Insect: Apis mellifera Honey Bee
The Honey Bee is the state insect of Mississippi.
State Butterfly: Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail
(Mississippi Entomological Museum ) Pinned specimen of the State Butterfly, Spicebush Swallowtail.
State Land Mammal #1: Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Skull and jaw
(Wildlife and Fisheries Comparative Collection) This skull and jaw of the red fox is missing many of its teeth.
State Land Mammal #1: Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
The Red Fox is one of two State Land Mammals of Mississippi.
State Land Mammal #2: Odocoileus virginianus White Tailed Deer male skull (with antlers) and female skull
Here you can see two skulls, one male and one female, of the White Tailed Deer. Deer are common across North America and Central America.
State Land Mammal #2: Odocoileus virginianus White Tailed Deer
The White Tailed Deer is the second of two State Land Mammals of Mississippi.
State Stone: Petrified Wood
(DSM #PL709) Mississippi has more petrified wood than any other state east of the Mississippi River.
State Bird: Mimus polyglottus Mockingbird
(Biological Sciences Bird Collection) The mockingbird is the State Bird of Mississippi.
State Bird: Mimus polyglottus Mockingbird
The Mockingbird is the State Bird of Mississippi.
State Water Fowl: Aix sponsa Wood Duck
(Biological Sciences Bird Collection) The wood duck is the state waterfowl of Mississippi.