Cryptic Sea Stars
DNA can unite species that were thought to be different. Scientists believed these Sea Stars to […]
Pencil Urchins
Cryptic species – species that look alike – present a challenge for scientists who classify organisms. […]
Xerces Blue
Xerces Blue butterflies were last seen in the early 1940s in the San Francisco Bay area. […]
Native Hawaiian Snails
The Hawaiian Islands once had over 800 different types of land snails. Scientists estimate that nearly […]
Native and Invasive Land Snails
Predators, like Florida’s Rosy Wolf Snail, were introduced to many Pacific islands to control invasive snails […]
Schaus’ Swallowtail
Once abundantin the greater Miami area and the Florida Keys, these endangered butterflies are now limited […]
Giant Clam
Giant Clams can grow to be huge in nutrient-poor waters due to the help of tiny […]
World’s Largest Pill Bug
The World’s Largest Pill Bug, a crustacean distantly related to shrimp and crabs, lives in deep […]
Squat Lobsters
Invertebrates are poorly known, even colorful Squat Lobsters. Many of these brightly colored animals remain undescribed […]
Paynes Prairie Moths
Museum staff began surveying local moths in 2005. So far nearly 1,000 different moth species have […]
