Welcome to the Florida Museum blog, a source for news from around the Museum, as well as content curated from other Museum blogs.
We celebrate the extant and extinct species of Florida and the world. We also look at the behind-the-scenes challenges and excitement of life in a museum and research institution.
We think science is pretty cool. And we want to inspire everyone else to get as excited about it as we are.
Museum Selfie Day 2020
This year’s #MuseumSelfieDay got pretty wild! We started with Lindsay Bloch’s nails painted to match some of her artifacts in…
Zach Randall’s CT scanned White-barred boxfish
Congrats to our imaging lab manager Zach Randall for being recognized by FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)…
Amazing frog photo leaps out at UPAA
Museum photographer Kristen Grace was once again recognized by the UPAA (University Photographers Association of America)! This time for a…
Florida Museum’s strong relationship with the Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian and its serious effect on the Bahamas has given many of our scientists and staff cause to reflect…
Regal moth: Fashionably late to Moth Week
Hickory horned devils look fierce, but they’re just the caterpillar stage of a beautiful moth. A few weeks ago, a…
Hickory horned devil visitor
A visitor brought this caterpillar to us because they found it and weren’t sure what to do about it. We…