Having Fun While Curating – Kaye’s Historical Collection
William James Kaye (1875-1967) created the collection that is featured in this post. This collection contains some of the first … Continue
Life Behind the Museum – Butterfly Caterpillars that Feed on Mistletoes
Christmas is almost here, and the season-appropriate songs are filling the radio waves and ears of last-minute shoppers. Among them … Continue
And thanks for all the … lilies.
Between our McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and the Harn Museum of Arts, we share a plaza with some interesting, I … Continue
Lepidoptera Research Information Exchange 2020
Despite the COVID pandemic, the research staff and graduate students at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity were able … Continue
Florida Man Stuffs a Pet Tarantula
One of the perks of working at a natural history museum is not knowing what the day will bring. Once, … Continue
On moths and mammals
When recently a squirrel attacked and devoured an imperial moth in my yard, I searched the internet and found a … Continue
Caterpillar droppings: Sisyphean labor meets Herculean task
When Hercules was tasked by Eurystheus with cleaning up after King Augeas’ cattle in a single day, he had his … Continue