Herty Pot
Herty Pots are commonly found in native longleaf pine forests, where they were used in the […]
Humpback Whale
Many whale species swim near Florida shores. They sometimes become stranded and die on Florida beaches, […]
Giant Clam
Giant Clams can grow to be huge in nutrient-poor waters due to the help of tiny […]
Solomon Island Frogmouth
The rare Solomon Island Frogmouth was once considered a subspecies of the widespread Marbled Frogmouth. Comparing […]
Mummified Alligator Gar
Scientists use modern reference specimens to identify bone, shell and plant material from archaeological sites. Alligator […]
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 […]
Greater Siren
Florida hosts all four known species of sirens, a strange aquatic family of salamanders. With frilly […]
Giant Seep Worms
Giant Seep Worms live near deep-sea cold seeps where hydrocarbons leak from the sea floor. These […]
