Moth workshop for kids, anyone?
Recently, we conducted a hands-on science event at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Ocala, about … Continue
Only bite what you can swallow
Last week, I was about to go to work, when I spotted a drama unfolding on my window: a green … Continue
Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack them
I have been working on moths known as Erythrina Stem Borer (or twig borer) since 2010, which turned out to … Continue
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
Life Behind the Museum – What’s the buzz?
The news in the Hymenoptera community of the UF Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL) located behind the Museum: “Bidens, which … Continue
Life Behind the Museum – Homage to Butterfly Needles
Some call it “The Spanish Needle,” which, I suppose, invokes thoughts of pain and the Spanish Inquisition at the same … 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
Blood-sucking Moth Parasites
I know what you are going to say: “Moths have no blood.” That’s splitting hairs though—moths have liquid called hemolymph … Continue