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a bee with lots of pollen is flying towards a tuft of soft pink flowers

Five Facts: Bees in Florida

Aug 5, 2022

While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey … Continue

field of white clover

Five Facts: Clover in Florida

Mar 13, 2019

1. There are a lot of clovers! The genus Trifolium, commonly known as clover, consists of about 255 species in … Continue

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Five Facts: Hearts-a-bustin’ in Florida

Feb 13, 2019

Euonymus americanus is called hearts-a-bustin’, bursting-heart or strawberry bush. 1. It’s a Florida native shrub that’s made for the shade. … Continue

limpkin in museum exhibit

Five Facts: Limpkins in Florida

Jan 26, 2019

Limpkins, Aramus guarauna, are medium-sized wading birds with long legs and long, slightly curved beaks. Their bodies are covered in … Continue

Big brown bat colony

Five Facts: Bats in Florida

Feb 8, 2018

First of all, there are no vampire bats in Florida! And bats are not rodents. They are in their own … Continue

small armadillo digging in the ground

Five Facts: Nine-banded armadillo

Feb 1, 2016

The nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is a medium-size, armored mammal that is mostly nocturnal and lives in a great deal … Continue

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