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Jun 18, 2019

Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson
Jun 7, 2019

Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas
Jun 3, 2019

Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species
May 16, 2019

Museum volunteers discover new species of extinct heron at North Florida fossil site

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